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Outdoor Sports in Australia

The Australian Outdoors can be explored through a number of different Outdoor Sports. Hiking is a common form of getting up close and personal with nature, although Bike riding and Horse riding are much more appropriate for covering the longer distances often encountered in the Australian Outback.

However, some of the most interesting aspects of the Australian Outdoors needs specialised skills and equipment to see it. Canyoning is a sport which revolves around navigating your way down incredibly narrow canyons, often down large cliffs and waterfalls - the scenery in these canyons far exceeds the beauty of most hiking trails.

Similarly, kayaking and canoeing are often used to reach isolated areas where standard land based methods of transportation cannot reach. Whitewater kayaking, Ocean kayaking, or simply kayaking down calm rivers enables the average outdoors person to travel faster than walking does, while also enabling them to see Australia from an entirely different perspective.

But Outdoor sports aren't just about getting places in Australia - they are also about enjoying those places once you are there, and enjoying activities in those places. Rock Climbing is the ultimate expression of human capability - engaging with an impassable cliff face, then ascending it against all odds. Conquering without destruction.

TDMSKP's Guide to Outdoors Australia

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