Wendy is a Sydney-based writer and editor, specialising in outdoor adventure and climate change. She has published three anthologies, two of stories by women who climb and mountaineer, and one of personal stories by climate scientists. She is editor of Vertical Life magazine, and writes for publications including Wild, Great Walks and We Are Explorers. Prior to this, she spent more than 10 years working with NGOs, media outlets and UN agencies, living and traveling across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The inspiration to create this book came after she struggled to find accessible material on evaluating which of Australia’s long-distance treks would best suit her and her walking colleagues. John and Monica Chapman have been writing walking guides for Australians for over 40 years and are the best-known writers and authorities on the major walks across the continent. The other contributors are: Calumn Hockey, Craig Sheather, Dan Slater, Helen McKerrel, John Souter, Jonathan Tan, Julie Gill, Julie Mundy, Katrina OBrian, Leah Furey, Lisa Ikin, Lisa Marshall, Louise Denton, Mark Pybus, Matt McClelland, Miranda Fittock, Roz Glazebrook, Sally McPhee, Saphira Bloom-Quinn, Sarah Pendergrass, Sarah Taylor, Steph Zissis, Taylor Bell and Virginia Balfour.
