Vertical Life

AUTUMN 2020 VERTICAL LIFE IS PUBLISHED QUARTERLY Winter / Spring / Summer / Autumn Simon Madden - simon@adventuretypes.com Ross Taylor - ross@adventuretypes.com Associate Editor Chris (xtra)Ord(inary) Design Jess van de Vlierd - jess.vlierd@gmail.com

This issue is digital, coming at you in the 1s and 0s but we hope that we will be back to print as soon as the COVID-infected air clears. If you aren’t a subscriber you will be able to pick up the new print editions of Vertical Life when we start pro

The Gariwerd Wimmera Reconciliation Network (GWRN) is a new organisation that has been established to build a respectful, productive relationship between climbers and local Traditional Owners. To achieve this, GWRN was set up in consultation with the

Since the discovery of rock art and other cultural heritage at Mt Arapiles’ popular roadside climbing area, Declaration Crag (known ot many locals as Taylors Rock), the site has received further assessment and, as part of that, the Minister for Abori

When last we reported on the Australian Climbing Association Victoria (ACAV) it had just held a Special General Meeting (SGM) to try and resolve issues between members of the committee and its president, Mike Tomkins. A majority of the committee want

In early 2020 fires began in the Orroral Valley and burned through approximately 80% of Namadgi National Park as well as many surrounding parks and reserves. The majority of the Canberra’s granite crags lay within fire-impacted areas and will be undo

According to Mike Tomkins (writing on the ACAV’s website), in October of last year the ACAV was informed by its lawyers that it didn’t have the legal standing to challenge Parks Victoria’s Grampians/Gariwerd climbing bans (Special Protection Areas) a

The 'whys' are often so trite as to be the least interesting part of any meditation on climbing, Macfarlane has not fallen into that trap. Instead, his is a beautiful book tracing the history of humans venturing into the mountains and exploring why,

We love the Baffle Days podcast put out by Amanda Watts and Tom O’Halloran, elite climbers, knowledgeable and engaging interviewers, they bring a broad understanding of climbing mechanics, history, training, lore, nutrition, competing, frothing, send

No matter how much we learn about nutrition and food, the evidence holds strong that eating more plants equals better health. People who eat primarily plant-based diets have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and generally have lower Bod