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​AMRITA, THE ACTIVIST • Centuries ago, an Indian activist paid the ultimate price for defending a forest. Sadly, activists in Australia today are still being demonised for protecting forests and, more broadly, the planet.

TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN? • That is the question, although without a definitive answer.

STRONGING IT OUT • Though being strong is integral to successful mountaineering, so too is thinking of the team.

BRAVE NEW WORLD • Dan looks at the world of independently designed and marketed outdoor products.

SAVING COOLOOLA • One of the most precious, undeveloped regions on Australia’s east coast is being threatened by commercial developments within Great Sandy National Park.

A CLIMATE DISASTER IS UNFOLDING IN WA • Woodside’s gas project will accelerate climate change and endanger migrating whales.

TASMANIA’S FORESTS A CLIMATE SOLUTION IN PLAIN SIGHT • A recent report found that native forest logging is the highest greenhouse gas emitting sector in Tasmania. However, writes Dr Jennifer Sanger, protecting native forests would draw carbon dioxide down from the atmosphere and store it long-term, in turn offering a real climate solution.

ROGAINING AN AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS STORY • It’s like orienteering, except you need strategy, teamwork, and the stamina to last up to 24 hours. Here’s an introduction to the sport of rogaining.

THE ART OF PLANNING A HIKE • Failing to plan means planning to fail. Adventure filmmaker, photographer and Wild Earth Ambassador Shannon Johnston shares some tips for planning your hikes.

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THE ABELISTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS • Looking for a challenge? One you could, if you want, take a lifetime to complete? Then ticking off the entire list of Tasmania’s Abels—the 158 peaks in the state with heights above 1,100m—could be right up your alley. Mind you, only 23 people so far have knocked off all the Abels. Here are the experiences of three of them.

MAUREEN MARTIN Year of completion: 2017 #13 finisher • When Maureen ascended her final Abel, 55 years after she climbed her first, she entered the record books as the first female to complete the challenge.

LEWI TAYLOR Year of completion: 2022 #23 finisher • Lewi had barely done any overnight hiking before setting off on his 158 Challenge, a quest to climb all 158 Abels in 158 days, all with the goal of raising $158,000 for Cancer Council Tasmania.

LOUISE FAIRFAX Year of completion: 2022 #21 finisher • Louise was an athlete and orienteer who, when her husband got too sick to orienteer any more but could still bushwalk, set about taking him up mountains. She learnt to carry a heavy pack on the job, and is the first person to have completed both the Wainwrights and the Abels.

NO SURRENDER TWO DECADES OF TASMANIAN FOREST ACTIVISM • Matthew Newton has for more than twenty years been documenting the brave struggle of those fighting—often by literally putting their bodies on the line—to protect Tasmania’s natural heritage.

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THE REUNION • Having forged a friendship scaling Nepal’s Ama Dablam, a trio of climbers get the gang together again to head to Tasmania’s Mt Ida. Unfortunately, not everything goes to plan.

THE TRAP •...