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Medical student Hadi Nazari has been missing in the NSW Snowy Mountains for two weeks, but those searching for him remain ...

The definition of insanity, the aphorism goes, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

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It’s a new year, and this is exactly when I start getting excited about hikers getting ready to thru-hike the Appalachian ...

National lakeshore officials said in Facebook posts that footprints make trail maintenance difficult and ruin experience for ...

The holidays may be over, but that doesn’t mean the sales have ended. For anyone with items left on their Christmas list, ...