Our Summer issue is packed with fresh stories, classic nostalgia, and the best of Australian climbing culture.
We’re taking a deep dive into the archives with a Rock Magazine–inspired feature, including a gallery of iconic shots from back in the day and a look back at Australia’s Top 50 Climbers from the golden era.
There’s also a fascinating look into how Glenn Robbins captured his iconic 1989 UK images, alongside a brand-new feature on Oliver Schmidt, who’s currently making waves on some of Australia’s hardest routes with an impressive string of sends.
We also chat with artists upcycling old climbing ropes into new creations, explore Sydney’s best climbing, shine a light on the vibrant uni club scene, and wrap things up with The Ultimate Climber’s Gift Guide—just in time for the holidays.
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VERTICAL LIFE is the leading climbing magazine in Australia & New Zealand. Here at Vertical Life we love climbing and everything else that goes with life on the walls! Be it beanied bouldering, clip-up sportclimbing, old-school daddy-tradding, big-wall suffering, alpine extremism, spandex-clad competition climbing, ice climbing, mountaineering, slack-lining, desperate-times-call-for-desperate-measures buildering, and more – if it involves monkey business we will cover it.