In the winter 2008 issue:

• Hinchinbrook Island: Mark Crean explores the Thorsborne Trail
• New Zealand’s South Island: Paul Kinnison combines some of New Zealand’s most famous tramps for an incredible 290 km walk
• Victoria’s High Country: a solo traverse with Steve Waters
• Blue Mountains: Meg McKone revisits the Kowmung River
• The Overland Track walked by Eric Philips with his ten-year-old daughter Mardi
• Track Notes for the Beeripmo walk in central Victoria and the Elder Ranges in the Flinders Ranges
• A stunning collection of Tasmanian rock photography by Grant Dixon
• Making the transition from bushwalking to mountaineering, with special reference to climbing in New Zealand’s Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
• More wit and wisdom from Quentin Chester
• Survey on waterproof jackets
• Our regular environmental, gear and news sections

Please note: the official on-sale date is 18 June. Subscriber copies are mailed on 12 and 13 June. New subscriptions will now begin with the next issue, out in September 2008, unless you order this (winter) issue as an additional item.

Wild 2008 Readership Survey

As always, our aim is to deliver a magazine that you, our readers, will enjoy. We are more likely to succeed in that aim if you give us some pointers as to what we're doing right - or not!

So eager are we to hear your views that we're giving away a swag of fantastic prizes to encourage you to share them with us. The prizes include a Mont microfleece jacket, Trangia cooking set, Exped Airmat, Wilderness Wear Merino long-sleeve top and long-johns and Leatherman Skeletool. (You'll be able to see full details of the prizes on offer on page 87 of the winter issue of Wild.)

To be in the running, just go here and let us have it!