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Chad Aziz is aiming to run from Perth to Sydney in 62 days.

This Perth runner was inspired by Nedd Brockmann – now he wants to break his record

Chad Aziz wants to become the youngest person to run from Perth to Sydney.

  • Indigo Lemay-Conway

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18-year-old Bianca Adler shortly before attempting to summit Mount Everest.

Melbourne schoolgirl becomes youngest Australian to conquer Mount Everest

The teenager triumphed on her second attempt, having abandoned a bid to climb the world’s tallest mountain last year due to dangerous weather.

  • Angus Delaney

The March 21 edition

Stephanie Alexander and The Cook’s Companion at 30 | Free-diver Ant Williams | Debra Adelaide and Gabrielle Carey | How to deliver a baby on a plane

Ant was at the peak of his career. Then it clicked: he had to put himself on the line

He’s been stalked by sharks, coughed up blood and nearly frozen his retinas – but Ant Williams had his reasons for chasing free-diving world records.

  • Tim Elliott
Covering blacking out, the mammalian dive reflex and self-saving, Ant Williams talks about his philosophy on freediving.
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Ant Williams, world record holding freediver, talks about what makes him tick

Covering blacking out, the mammalian dive reflex and self-saving, Ant Williams talks about his philosophy on freediving.

Man rescued

Skydive instructor killed after falling without parachute in Nashville

The experienced instructor fell to his death after becoming stuck with his student in a tandem rig, police said.

  • Tom McArdle
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Westergaard, left, cools of with water with pacing help from daughter Madison Westergaard as the sun rises during the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon on July 8.

Inside one 66-year-old runner’s gruelling 217km journey through ‘hell on Earth’

This retiree feels “at home” when he’s traversing one of the hottest places on the planet as part of the world’s toughest ultramarathon. Even when it makes him hallucinate.

  • Dorany Pineda, Ty O'Neil and John Locher
James Nowland and friend Jay Driscoll.

Perth man killed BASE jumping – two years after friend’s similar death

James Nowland was a good friend of Jay Driscoll, who died in a BASE jumping accident at the same location just two years prior.

  • Hannah Murphy
Rhiannan Iffland poses for a portrait ahead of the last round of the Red Bull Diving World Championship, in Sydney.

Rhiannan started high diving in the circus. Now she’s an eight-time world champion

Rhiannan Iffland has won eight consecutive cliff diving world championships all while nursing a fear of heights. Here’s how she does it.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Sydney Spartans Armwrestling Club president Oz Caglar hosts weekly training sessions the backyard of his home in North Rocks.

‘Test of strength dating back thousands of years’: Arm-wrestlers wanting to muscle in to the Olympics

From two guys in a Melbourne garage, arm-wrestling is growing in popularity and aspires for Olympic glory.

  • Andrew Taylor