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Australia's Wilderness Adventure Magazine. Expand your horizons with Australia’s longest running wilderness adventure magazine. With in-depth features and stunning photographs from some of the world’s greatest adventurers, WILD will keep you up-to-date on all aspects of wilderness pursuits.

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SENTINELS OVER PEDDER • Heading off for higher ground, Bob climbs to a grandstand view over Tasmania’s Southwest.

RUNNING INTO ANOTHER WORLD • It’s amazing what comes from doing something new. The challenge is to hold on to it.

SLEEPING OVER • Day trips are great, but finding the perfect spot to camp is hard to beat.

MYLES DUNPHY’S MAPS • The pioneering conservationist and bushwalker was also a skilled cartographer whose maps are a delight to linger over.

GREEN PAGES • A selection of environmental news briefs from around the country.

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THE PARADOX OF CONSUMPTION • Damaging nature while enjoying nature.

TEN TIPS ON KEEPING SANE IN THE RAIN

Q+A with Outdoors People for Climate’s Kristen Perry

BRAD MCCARTNEY • In 2013, Brad McCartney suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome, and could rarely muster the energy to leave his bed. So what did he do? He quit his job, sold everything he had, packed all his possessions into his backpack and set off to hike from Mexico to Canada.

RESTORE PEDDER NOW • 2022 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the tragic and shameful flooding of Southwest Tasmania’s Lake Pedder for hydro-electricity in the 1970s. But the loss of the lake also inspired Australian conservationists to take action, and, notably, galvanised opposition to another proposed dam nearby: that on the Franklin, which was ultimately saved. And now, momentum is building to drain the dam and to restore Pedder to its former glory. Bob Brown, Christine Milne and Tabatha Badger look at the early days of the original campaign, the aftermath of the flooding, and the hope that this great wrong can be righted.

THE LONGEST NIGHT • While sleeping after a day of paddling in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, Alex Parsons awoke to the sudden and intense pain of a snake bite.

GET WAKT • Traversing Tasmania’s rugged Western Arthurs is widely known as one of Australia’s great walking challenges. But when Dan Slater set off to undertake it with Evan Howard—the enigmatic founder and owner of ultralightweight outdoors equipment manufacturer Terra Rosa Gear—what he didn’t know, at least until the night before setting off, was that his companion had a secret mission in mind: to paddle the Western Arthurs.

Alone in LITCHFIELD • The Tabletop Track in Litchfield National Park is one of the Northern Territory’s best kept secrets.

HUTS OF THE KOSCIUSZKO HIGH COUNTRY • The Australian high country isn’t only special for its environment; another endearing feature is its historic architecture in the form of literally hundreds of rustic huts. Some were constructed by graziers and cattlemen; others as emergency shelters for adventurers. Stefan De Montis, the Huts History Officer of the Kosciuszko Huts Association, shares with us pictures and stories from some of his favourite huts in Kosciuszko National Park.

Tales from Australia’s Backyard • How do you follow up after completing the USA’s epic Pacific Crest Trail? Well, you can always return to Australia, as Belinda Sokolowski and her husband Florian did, to tackle Australia’s even longer 5,330km National Trail. Only this time, make it a family outing with your two-year-old...