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Green Letter Days • November 25 was a momentous day for the environment. Let's make 2022 a momentous year.

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But Why? • Musings on the motivation and determination of adventurers.

Heed the Forecast. Or not. • Yes, usually it's right to pay attention to the weather. But sometimes it's important to know when to trust your judgement instead.

Going UL • Dan Slater's near-obsession with weight continues … just not entirely to plan.

COMBINING A.I. WITH TRADITION • Traditional Owners in Australia’s Top End have for millennia managed their lands with success. But with new threats facing the region, artificial intelligence offers another tool to care for Country.

IN BRIEF

What future for WA’s northern jarrah forest? • The ongoing expansion of bauxite mining in Western Australia threatens both the environment and numerous bushwalking routes.

Act of Faith: A Top 10 of Recent Nature Writing

An Opinion on Opinions From a Mediocre YouTuber • Adventuring isn’t always easy. In fact, it’s often hard. That’s kind of the point.

Walking on Country • What are the challenges facing Aboriginal-owned-and-operated guided walking companies? Caro Ryan heads to lutruwita/Tasmania’s wukalina Walk looking for answers.

Water is Life • Even on a seemingly innocuous day hike, momentary decisions on water, on preparation, and on safety can quickly have profound consequences.

When Arapiles was the Centre of the World • From 1975, Mt Arapiles entered a decade that Megan Holbeck characterises as the ‘Golden Era’. In this ‘big picture’ profile, she speaks with some characters from that time who know how to tell stories and how to sometimes, perhaps, even embellish the truth. Just a teensy bit.

WILDERNESS: A Kiwi Perspective • Unlike in Australia, wilderness is legally defined in New Zealand, and eleven official wilderness areas have been gazetted. Lauren Kelley and Neil Silverwood look at the history of NZ’s wilderness areas, and at the threats and issues currently facing them.

Wild Film Festival • Celebrating Wild Magazine's 40th Anniversary

Are You Really Ready? • Stan Meissner sets off to circumnavigate Tasmania by sea kayak. He quickly finds himself confronting some tough questions.

No PLACE to DIE • Out bush, small mistakes can compound to create catastrophic consequences.

SOUTH ISLAND SUMMER • With a month to kill and a romantic proposal to make, Ryan Hansen sets off to sample a grab bag of NZ’s South Island’s lesser known, but nonetheless spectacular, walking trips.

BIG FELLA AND THE HILLS OF DOOM • The northern Bogong High Plains give Craig Pearce the freedom he wants, until there’s a sting in the tail.

Jindy-Jagungal Loop

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Unsung Heroes • We all have our go-to products. Kit we turn to time and again, trip after trip, year after year, simply because it’s the best gear out there. Those products aren’t necessarily big, though. Often, they’re the little, simple things; products you’re never likely to actually read a review about, or hear promoted. But let’s cheer on our unsung...