Wendy Bruere 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, and is the lead author and general editor of Australia's 50 Best Multi-day Walks . 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.