Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Australian Geographic

    A passion for snow

    Jul 02, 2020 2 minutes

    has been infatuated with for years, but when she was introduced to ski touring 10 years ago and was finally able to access its wild white back country, she fell totally in love. “I wanted to share and celebrate this magical landscape, and show Australians another reason to science program. “We must preserve our alpine ecosystems, with their unique pygmy possums, snow gums and human history going back 40,000 years.” One highlight of Jonica’s first assignment for AG (see page 52), which she undertook with long-time last winter, was heading into the otherworldly snowscape above Thredbo Resort and onto the Ramshead Range. “It’s like being on Mars–only white!” she says. “Dawn over Mt Feathertop was one of the most sublime experiences of my life.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Australian Geographic

    Australian Geographic8 min read
    Paddling with Petroglyphs
    WITH HER LASER pointer, Sarah Hicks, a young Murujuga land and sea ranger, is pinpointing a rock carving of a fat-tailed kangaroo. When she explains this species has been extinct for many thousands of years, I feel my goosebumps rise. This portal int
    Australian Geographic1 min read
    Australian Geographic
    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Justin Walker SENIOR DESIGNER Mel Tiyce SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER Mark Watson (inciteimages.com) CONTRIBUTORS Dan Slater, Fiona Harper, Marcus Craft, Carolyn Beasley, Mattie Gould, Dean Miller, Andrew Bain, Lauren Sass, Gemma Chilton, Toby
    Australian Geographic10 min read
    It’s A Long Way To The Top
    “AH, NOTHING LIKE a good cup of tea”. These probably aren’t the words you’d expect to hear on a mountain range in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, but it accurately sums up the feeling around camp as twelve hikers shrug off their packs and sit down to a

    Related Books & Audiobooks