Wendy Bruere is a Sydney-based writer and editor, specialising in outdoor adventure and climatechange. She has published three anthologies, two of stories by women who climb andmountaineer, and one of personal stories by climate scientists, and is the lead author and generaleditor of Australia's 50 Best Multi-day Walks . She is editor of Vertical Life magazine, and writesfor publications including Wild, Great Walks and We Are Explorers . Prior to this, she spent morethan 10 years working with NGOs, media outlets and UN agencies, living and traveling acrossAsia, Africa and the Middle East.