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Central Plateau Plunder • An uneconomic proposal threatens Tasmania's alpine beauty.

Glowing in the dark • Memories and hope: both still shining in 2020's gloom.

In Deep Water • A little experience, a little learning and a shift in attitude makes dealing with wet days far easier.

To Rent or not to Rent • Stuck with no gear? Don't let that stop you from the chance of adventure.

Restore Lake Pedder • In the early 1970s, Tasmania’s most glittering jewel was lost. It’s time to regain its glory.

Luxury Lodges = Wilderness Lost • Our national parks are under attack. Privatisation, in the form of luxury lodges and other accommodation for walkers, has gained nationwide momentum. In this, Part I of a two-part series, we look at breadth of the problem across the country.

The Closure of Taipan Wall • Last year, Australia’s climbing world was rocked when, in response to concerns of the Traditional Owners of Gariwerd (aka the Grampians), Parks Victoria banned climbing on many of Australia’s—indeed the world’s—most iconic routes. The bans include the famed Taipan Wall, an area that’s been described as ‘an astonishing tidal wave of the best sandstone in the universe’. Many routes here are beyond the abilities of mere mortals; some are among the hardest in the country. But even if you don’t have the ability to climb Taipan Wall, its symbolism is such that its closure reverberates through the entire global climbing community. Here Simon Madden, co-editor of Vertical Life Magazine, looks at what it means.

CORSE I CAN • Is this Europe’s most gruelling walk? Although Dan Slater doesn’t find an answer to that particular question while tackling Corsica’s GR20, he finds an answer to another: What’s the difference between an arduous trek and enjoyable one? Friends.

THE CORD • At 2,508km, the Murray is Australia's greatest river. Xavier Anderson and Jason Macqueen spent 76 days paddling it from source to sea, hoping to answer a seemingly simple question: "What is the Murray River?"

THE REAL YUKI GUNI • Shinetsu Shizenkyo is the snowiest area in the snowiest country on the planet: Japan. At least, that’s what locals say. Shaun Mittwollen decided to head out on a string of backcountry jaunts there to see if they were exaggerating. (Hint: They weren’t.)

NINE LIVES • After journeying into New Zealand’s Serpentine Range, Ryan Hansen rethinks his ‘She’ll be right’ attitude.

GOODBYE TO BEAUTY • Tasmania’s iconic South Coast Track is beautiful, wild, inspiring and, yes, challenging. It is also under threat.

Return to Lamington • Jennifer Johnston has been visiting Queensland’s Lamington National Park since childhood. Twelve months after destructive bushfires tore through the park in September 2019, she returns to its Gondwanan rainforests to check in on her treasured paradise.

WHITEWATER PADDLING IN MURCHISON • With six nearby rivers to choose from, this small New Zealand South Island town is a paddler’s nirvana.

The Rivers

QUEENSLAND’S Scenic Rim Trail

The Walk in Sections

ZORALI Eden Reforestation Project • A young Aussie company pledges to have a positive impact

CRUMPLER Country Mile Range • Crumpler heads outdoors with a new range of technical packs.

OSPREY Ace 38 Pack • A fully-featured kids’ pack that’s actually comfortable.

Arc’teryx • British Columbia’s Coast Mountains have seeped into the company’s...