About this time next week Top of the Gorge festival goers will be listening to Susie telling tales about trails ranging from running across the Sahara during the MDS to racing horse (see below). Day tickets still available: nationaltrust.org.uk/topofthegorge #TotG

Sensational line-up of talent speaking at next week's Top of the Gorge Festival #TotG

Especially looking forward to this one - what a story this guy has to tell.

Some thoughts on the economic and community impacts of the Victorian climbing bans, both those that are currently in place and those that are threatened verticallifemag.com.au/2019/06/what-i…

Ben Cossey has become the second Strayan to climb 35/9a, with his send of the conditions-dependent Diamond Falls line with the terrible holds, Retired Extremely Dangerous AKA The Red Project. We spoke to him about it – verticallifemag.com.au/2019/08/news-b…

Jake Bresnehan recently claimed the third ascent of White Ladder (Oz' first 34) and then quickly FA'ed an extension to the route. We spoke to him about his part in the evolution of one Australia's most notable routes verticallifemag.com.au/2019/08/interv…

The Gramps shitfight has given NSW a kick up the arse, climbers in that state are forming a state representative body before major problems surface we spoke to Vanessa Wills, who is one of the driving forces behind the ACAN verticallifemag.com.au/2019/08/gettin…

Parks Victoria are undertaking stakeholder engagement for the new Grampians/Gariwerd Landscape Management Plan, we are unsure if it is a legitimate part of the policy process or a PR sham verticallifemag.com.au/2019/09/grampi…

We've done an interview with @BigwallDeuce – climber & designer of D4 portaledges, who is helping the Bob Brown Foundation protect old-growth forest in takayna/Tarkine. John has supplied protestors with portaledges as well getting up into the trees himself. verticallifemag.com.au/2019/11/news-j…

The rings on Lord of the Rings (31) at Mt Arapiles– nostalgic things of beauty or time bombs for a big ouchy? We've a piece on (THE) Lord of the Rings in the upcoming issue, a brilliant route put up by Stefan Glowacz that doesn’t get that many ascents. #arapiles #rockclimbing

The ACAV had a Special General Meeting last night where the board tried to have the president booted out (members also voted on booting out the board) – read our report on the night here verticallifemag.com.au/2019/12/news-t…

Shouty Ben Cossey snatching his way up Groove Train on Taipan Wall, we will never tire of the man, his hat nor this route youtube.com/watch?v=H-PsXK…

Check our latest post – training, motivation, JobKeeper as UBI, tips from Principal Skinner, how to structure your new #prolyfe, goals, coaches, it covers lots of ground. Stay safe, sanitary and sane verticallifemag.com.au/2020/04/i-did-…

Though written before the pandemic, there might be some hope in this. Stay safe, sanitary and sane out there people verticallifemag.com.au/2020/04/hope/

Vertical Lifers – the Virus has upended everything. Lives are upside, economies inside out. Amidst the tumult we've put out a new digital issue & we hope that you read it and like it verticallifemag.com.au/2020/05/vertic…

You run into a lot of FitSpo when you're working your way through the endless social-scroll, sure not all of it is good but some of it is magnificent. verticallifemag.com.au/2020/05/reza-a…

2020 has left us manic and whilst in the darkness there is always light somewhere, it is okay to sometimes be in the pit of despair. verticallifemag.com.au/2020/05/where-…

Trans-Tasman-Travel-Bubble; it's the brightest light at the end of the dark climbing-travel tunnel, with an eye to that we are bringing you Tom Hoyle's NZ climbing road trip starting with the North Island. Get planning verticallifemag.com.au/2020/05/nz-nor…

Trans-Tasman-Travel-Bubble pt 2 – The South Island. With the mooted plan for opening travel between AUS and NZ we give you the road-trip road-map according to Tom Hoyle. verticallifemag.com.au/2020/05/nz-sou…

Does AI have a role in route grading? verticallifemag.com.au/2020/08/making…