Best Bushwalking Podcasts (2025)

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019 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book (part 2) 44:54

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LISTEN to part 1 first ENTER to win a $50 Paddy Pallin voucher + Nalgene bottle The things we love to do in nature can lead us to explore and discover places not just close to home, but to some very remote and uncharted places around the world. In this special double episode of Rescued, we hear from 3 friends, all highly skilled and experienced can…

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018 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book in a remote Taiwan canyon 52:02

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The things we love to do in nature can lead us to explore and discover places not just close to home, but to some very remote and uncharted places around the world. These activities, like bushwalking/hiking, climbing or canyoning, give us opportunities to step outside the typical tourist or visitor experience, not only opening our eyes to cultures …

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017 // Make good decisions with Hugh Ward - Heuristics 58:02

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How many decisions do you reckon you’ve made today? It's probably the conscious ones that come to mind. Do I wear the red shirt or blue top? 1 coffee or 6. Believe it or not, The Harvard Business Review states that adults can make around 35,000 decisions each day and many of those happen automatically and simultaneously. When we head out into the w…

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016 // Macca is broken in a big wall fall 1:08:36

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It was the ABC News that first alerted the outdoors community to Macca's big wall fall near Blackheath in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales. With over 30 years climbing under his belt, including many first ascents and stories, some of which are the stuff of legend, he is one of the Blue Mountains climbing community's most well-known characters.…

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015 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivablity - Part 2 37:45

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Dr Paul Luckin is an authority on human survivability. He’s a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (that’s AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during Search and Rescue operations. In part 2 of my conversation with Paul, we look deeper into demographics and practicalities of s…

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014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability 42:00

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Dr Paul Luckin is an anaesthetist, with a very unique background. As an authority on human survivability he’s a medical advisor to the Police Search and Rescue teams and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (that’s AMSA), providing time-frames for human survival during Search and Rescue operations. He teaches the medical aspects of Search and R…

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013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake 53:11

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According to the World Health Organisation, roughly 1 to 2 people die from snakebite in Australia each year. The good news is this is significantly lower than the 1920’s when the Sydney Morning Herald reported about 13 people were dying each year. Today we hear from Joyce, who bucks modern statistics which tell us that 74% of victims are male, with…

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012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma 1:05:46

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Dr Kate Baecher is a clinical psychologist specialising in trauma in high-risk or complex environments. Behind all her training and experience serving with the military and working in civilian life supporting critical incidents, she is somebody deeply connected to nature, where the wild place is her happy place. She joins me today, and shares about…

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011 // Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba) 1:04:16

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My guest today has a long history of working and playing in some of the most rugged and remote parts of NSW. So, with a few days up his sleeve, a bit of research and the right kind of skills and experience behind him, he set off for another steep n’ deep trip through Kanangra Boyd National Park, bound for Katoomba on the traditional K2K route. WARN…

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010 // Zuza was struck by lightning 42:07

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There’s something about the immense power of lightning that has fascinated cultures and people throughout the centuries. How it behaves, how it moves through the sky and the force and damage that it can bring. If news reports are anything to go by, it would be easy to think that being struck by lightning only happens to golfers or beach anglers. My…

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009 // Hilary's XC ski boot was facing backwards 1:12:31

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At just under 2000m, Mt Bogong is the highest peak in Victoria. It looms over the small township of Mount Beauty, not too far from Falls Creek, and is a classic multiday trip for bushwalkers - who don’t mind over 1200 metres of vertical ascent - or in snow - for keen backcountry skiers. Sitting within what’s called the “Bogong Remote and Natural Ar…

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008 // Outback Mike (Atkinson) - Lessons from a Life of Adventure 1:00:16

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There is so much more to Mike Atkinson (aka Outback Mike) than what we saw of his 64 days, toughing it out in the wilds of Tassie’s west coast, on the first season of SBS’ Alone Australia (season 2 kicks off 27/3/23). He’s been having epic expedition style adventures since his first long hike at 11 years old with his family and building towards his…

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BONUS // Meet Ashley from The Sharp End Podcast 25:11

2y ago25:11

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What better way to wrap up 2023 and season 1 of the Rescued Podcast, than by loading you up with fresh stories and podcasts for your Aussie Summer Christmas road trip listening. I'm delighted to introduce you to Ashley Saupe and her immense library of work on The Sharp End podcast. Download the Transcript here LINKS The Sharp End - Episode 53 // Th…

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007 // James is Buried Alive 58:36

2y ago58:36

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In what must be the most basic of human fears, James woke up to find himself buried alive. Outside, the wind buffeted the Main Range, out past Mt Kosciusko, but all was quiet inside his cosy, white snow cave. In this episode of Rescued, we hear from James and his mate Dylan, as they talk about their two very different experiences of this epic backc…

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006 // Linda from AMSA is an expert on satellite communications 56:34

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We venture into wild places to get away from it all. But when it comes to calling for help, letting someone know that we’re delayed or even just giving our loved ones peace of mind, we have to rely on satellite communication methods - because mobile phone coverage often doesn’t reach to where we want to go. In this episode, I speak with Linda Berry…

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005 // Owen & the Australian Alps Walking Track 43:17

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We all know the importance of having solid first aid skills when we head off into the bush. A good remote area first aid course not only gives us the technical know-how of what to do in an emergency, but confidence to step in and act when someone suffers an injury. However, there’s something that first aid courses can’t really prepare us for that c…

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004 // Jane in Spain - Alone with a broken leg 34:58

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Closer to Morocco than Madrid, the resort town of Nerja on Spain's southern coastline, draws visitors to its beaches, historic caves and mountainous national park that surrounds it. In this episode, experienced hiker Jane takes us high up into the Rio Chilla, a beautiful, clear water walk-in canyon that's popular with families and tourists with a n…

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003 // Matt U'Brien (Part 2) - Empress Canyon Rescue 56:28

2+ y ago56:28

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In 2020 over 3.7 million people from Australia and overseas visited the Blue Mountains - The most visited National Park in New South Wales. They're drawn to the dramatic clifftop views, deep valleys and diverse habitats that stretch over the 1 million hectares of this world Heritage sandstone plateaux, a landscape that is constantly being carved by…

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002 // Matt U'Brien - Former Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad 52:08

2+ y ago52:08

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Matt U’Brien’s story is powerful. During his 17-year policing career (mostly within the Police Rescue Squad), he’s done literally hundreds of rescues and saved countless lives whilst risking his own. What’s unique about Matt, is that during this time he also found himself in the critical position of needing to be rescued himself. For this, and many…

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001 // RESCUED - Trailer 2:32

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When we hear the whisper to step off the concrete, away from the built environment and into the bush, we step into a world and a place that speaks to the very heart of what it means to be alive. These places, away from the constraints and controls that are part of our day-to-day lives, connect us to a place that is proven to be fuel for our bodies …

Bushwalking Podcasts

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Rescued: An Outdoor Podcast for Hikers and Adventurers

Caro Ryan

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019 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book (part 2) 44:54

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018 // Bram's pelvis opens like a book in a remote Taiwan canyon 52:02

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017 // Make good decisions with Hugh Ward - Heuristics 58:02

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016 // Macca is broken in a big wall fall 1:08:36

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015 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivablity - Part 2 37:45

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014 // Dr Paul Luckin is an expert on human survivability 42:00

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013 // Joyce is bitten by a snake 53:11

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012 // Dr Kate is an expert in psychological trauma 1:05:46

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011 // Andy needed rescue on the K2K (Kanangra to Katoomba) 1:04:16

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010 // Zuza was struck by lightning 42:07

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009 // Hilary's XC ski boot was facing backwards 1:12:31

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008 // Outback Mike (Atkinson) - Lessons from a Life of Adventure 1:00:16

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BONUS // Meet Ashley from The Sharp End Podcast 25:11

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007 // James is Buried Alive 58:36

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006 // Linda from AMSA is an expert on satellite communications 56:34

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005 // Owen & the Australian Alps Walking Track 43:17

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004 // Jane in Spain - Alone with a broken leg 34:58

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003 // Matt U'Brien (Part 2) - Empress Canyon Rescue 56:28

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002 // Matt U'Brien - Former Blue Mountains Police Rescue Squad 52:08

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001 // RESCUED - Trailer 2:32