It was a dream assignment and a logistical nightmare, complete with hit-and-run sharks and biblical deluges. In a short 35 days photographer Mark Gamba and writer Tom Clynes dived, rafted, hiked, kayaked, and conquered Australia, one far-flung corner at a time.

Get their story, "Storming Australia" in the September/October 2000 ADVENTURE. Online, get Gamba's field notes and more photos from the assignment.

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