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It’s that time of year. The temps are dropping. Winter is about to roll on through. And Wild’s awesome, jam-packed Winter Issue (#196) is here. Kicking off with our cover story, we have a beautiful, thoughtful piece by Evelina Nilsson on how a trip to NZ’s Main Divide had her thinking not just about skiing, but about motherhood, love, and the next generation. The imagery by Tom Vialletet accompanying the piece is epic too.

Speaking of epic winter imagery, and of epic winter adventure, we have an awesome story by Shaun Mittwollen on his trips into the Tassie backcountry last winter. Some of the lines he and the crew hit will blow your mind. And on the topic of snow, we also explain how to get into the backcountry winter adventures, and we catch up with Rohan Kennedy to learn more about his project to ski fifty of the best lines on Kossie’s Main Range

It’s not all snowy goodness, though. This time of year is the perfect time to seek out tropical warmth. Our track notes are from Queensland’s under-recognised Mt Halifax, and our Wild Bunch brings together five of the best walks on Great Barrier Reef islands. Mid-year is also the perfect time to get high – high into the Arctic Circle, that is. We have a terrific piece by Tracey Hawke on hiking in Greenland, and one from Pat Wilcox on a month-long packrafting and hiking solo expedition through Alaska’s Gates of the Arctic.

You don’t have to, like Pat, go to the ends of the Earth to seek out adventure though; Pete Wilcox shows true adventure can be found close to home in his photo essay ‘Project 52: A Year of Microadventuring’. Still, if you want to big, that’s a great idea too, and Dan Slater has written an excellent piece on the philosophy of big trips.

Geez—I feel like we’ve covered a lot already, but we’re only halfway through what’s in this issue. We also have a thoughtful feature by Ryan Hansen ostensibly on walking in Northeast Victoria’s Hume Reserves, but that delves deeply into the psychology of outdoor memories; Keith Scott tries to piece together the 13-day disappearance earlier in the year of Hadi Nazari; and there’s a rollicking profile by yours truly that’s not on a single person but of an informal walking group called the Scallywags; it was a really fun one to write.

There’s more. There’s an extended discussion with experts on what level of trail engineering is appropriate. A look at the damage done by the repeated bushfire torchings of Vic’s much-loved Grampians NP. We hear from both sides of the NT’s crocodile control debate. And there are the regulars: our Green Pages, our thoughtful columns, our fantastic gallery images, and our informative gear reviews.

It’s a jam-packed issue, full of the high-quality writing and amazing imagery you expect from Wild.

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