IMPROVE YOUR FITNESS FOR HIKING - THE DIAMOND WAY
BE PART OF A COMMUNITY
Prepare for hiking adventures with supportive like-minded women and an experienced coach.
BE ACCOUNTABLE
Motivation and success come from regular commitment to your sessions.
BE CHALLENGED
Resilience and hiking confidence are developed through graded challenges.
GAIN EXPERIENCE
Coach-designed sessions will prepare you fully for your hiking goals.
GET STARTED WITH TREK TRAINING
Two-hour, outdoor coach-led group fitness sessions in various bush, beach and urban locations.
You won’t get lost in a crowd of strangers.
With an average of 10 women in our sessions, your coach will always have time for you.
We won’t underestimate your potential and dreams.
No matter where you're starting, we’ll help you build the confidence and skills for bigger adventures. If you can walk at a moderate pace for two hours, you're ready to start your journey with us!
We won’t throw you into the deep end.
Start with a 14-day BACK ON TRACK Introductory Membership or a single TASTER session. We’ll get to know you, understand your goals, and help you prepare for your next challenge!
Watch us Trek Training on ‘Sydney Weekender’.
DAY & OVERNIGHT HIKES
Fully guided single-day and weekend adventures. Stunning locations and varying levels of challenge.
MULTI-DAY TOURS
Ama Dablam NEPAL, 2024
A multi-day adventure to an amazing location with a team of like-minded women and the guidance of an experienced coach.
OUR COMMUNITY
How Anna Became a Diamond?
“I took the real plunge seven months ago when I impulsively turned up to a Diamonds Trek Training session at 6.30 on a random Saturday morning in October.
I had no clue about hiking and absolutely no idea that less than a year later I’d find myself on an island I’d never heard of, sleeping in tents and trekking up mountains with 10 other women, many of them complete strangers and my Coach Jacq (pictured here).”
Read her full story HERE.
DIAMOND COACHES
Co-Founder and Coach, Jo Vartanian
Co-Founder and Coach, Michele Michel
Coach Clare O-Brien
Coach Jacq Conway
Coach Kalina Christova
Coach Lis Akhurst
We are women, who love coaching everyday women to achieve their dreams of a healthy and fulfilling life. We want to help women to feel fit, capable, confident and safe in outdoor environments and to experience the thrill that comes from taking on a challenging outdoor adventure and succeeding.
Why join us?
We’re proud to be recently recognised as 'Champions' at the Outdoor Industry Summit 2024 by our peak body, Outdoors NSW & ACT. "We wanted to acknowledge the incredible things their organisations do each and every day."
LOCATION
Diamonds in the Rough Adventures is situated in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney. Our outdoor Trek Training spans national parks, bush reserves, beaches, and urban spots in the Sutherland Shire, Sydney's Inner West, and Lane Cove.
From local gems to world-class overseas wonders, our hiking tours promise an adventure at every step. Join us in exploring the extraordinary, both near and far.