outdoor adventure

rivers

	Cash Flow on the Zambezi by Robbo Bennetts first published in *Outdoor News & Events, the professional journal of the Victorian Outdoor Education Association, February 1995 Packaging and selling adventure on one of the world's great high volume rivers.*
	Surfing the Zambezi by Robbo Bennetts first published in *Australian Whitewater, Spring 2001 Nothing could top rafting the Zambezi - or could it?*
	Gagging down the Tully by Robbo Bennetts first published in *Outdoor Australia, November 2001 There are ten thousand unemployed comedians in Australia and every raft guide in Far North Queensland is stealing their lines.*
	Birth of a river guide by Robbo Bennetts first published in *Australian Whitewater, Spring 2004 Life as a river cat: Robbo Bennetts finds out what it takes to make and break a river guide.*

mountains

Whiteout

by Robbo Bennetts

first published in Out There, Issue 11, Winter 1996

Mt Kosciusko is the last place novices should find themselves during a blizzard, especially when their tent blows away & the snowcave they dig collapses during the night. This true story was re-enacted for Grainger TV's The world around us & screened nationally on Channel 7 on 23 April 2005.

outback

Cycling the Kimberley

by Robbo Bennetts

first published by funkytraveller.com, July 2001

crocodiles, corrugations and trumped-up corellas.

surf

Surf Rage

by Robbo Bennetts

first published in the Age under the title "A surfer who’s slow to catch on", 24 March 2000

When there are just two surfers out there & just too many waves & one surfer is a soul surfer & the other surfer is a macho surfer, the word break takes on a new meaning.

jungles

Beware crocodiles, bilharzia, humps

by Robbo Bennetts

January 2006

Robbo Bennetts takes an ironic look at the vagaries of travelling in darkest Africa.

hard skills

101 ways to stay warm & dry when it is cold & wet in the mountains

by Robbo Bennetts

first published in Outdoor Australia, June/July 2001

They said it couldn't be done, but nordic skier Robbo Bennetts has come up with 101 ways to make sure you stay within your comfort zone when you find yourself in the mountains.

The art of bivvying

by Robbo Bennetts

first published in Outdoor Australia, February-March 2001

Whether you are caught out, or just want to catch the stars, the ability to bivouac is a valuable inclusion in every serious camper's bag of tricks. This article takes a closer look at how to go about camping overnight without tents.