Black fingers claw at your neck. The zip of your windcheater is yanked away from your red raw chin.

Jeff Turnbull tackles Australia's adventure capital - Tropical North Queensland.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of Mt Everest, a new book published this week collects photographs from the other New Zealander in the 1953 British Everest Expedition.

Lonely Planet's experts have picked out the top dive spots on the Great Barrier Reef.

Tash McGill takes on a range of adventure challenges over four thrilling days.

Brian Armstrong, an Australian filmmaker with a penchant for strange liquors, has travelled to the most isolated and dangerous corners of the world.

Seat-of-the-pants expedition filmmaker Brian Armstrong has an eye for weird and wonderful alcoholic concoctions.

P.K. Stowers takes the scenic route to the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of the African continent.

Simon Kay enjoys precious father-son time exploring Canadian countryside.

Elisabeth Easther on a charming southern town.

Gold Coast special Nicholas Jones dons a wetsuit and sheds his misconceptions for feeding time in the shark pool.

Marwari horses steal Suzanne Middleton’s heart at the start of a three-month journey through Rajasthan in Northern India. The Pushkar Camel Fair is a glorious melee of camels, farmers and tourists both Indian and foreign.

James Robinson puts aside his scepticism on a ghost trail in Nevada.

Norway's North Cape is far bleaker than ours, its summer majesty chilling David Hill to the bone.

Rachel Grunwell visits Ruapehu in summer for a weekend of adventure.

Cherie Howie takes in the Outback from the Indian Pacific train.

Donna McIntyre cycles, horse rides and roams around scenic Opotiki.

The National Cycle Trail, Nga Haerenga, includes the rural Hauraki rail trail (top and centre) and passes steaming mud and hot pools near Rotorua.

On Lantau Island off Hong Kong, Duncan Gillies sees Snow White and an extremely large Buddha.