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    FIRE AND ICE

    Sep 21, 2020 5 minutes
    INTERVIEW_ BRENT MCKEAN.
    PHOTOS_
    ANTHONY SHARWOOD

    IF you’re looking for an inspiring read we’ve got just the book, From Snow to Ash. In the fiery Australian summer of 2019/20, Walkley Award-winning journalist Anthony Sharwood abandoned his post on a busy news website to clear his mind. He embarked on a solo trek along the Australian Alps Walking Track, one of Australia’s most gruelling and beautiful mainland hiking trails. It traverses the entire 660km of the iconic High Country from the outskirts of Melbourne to Canberra. Anthony takes five with Great Walks to talk about the trials of taking on such a mammoth walk.

    GRW: What’s your earliest memory of being in the Australian outdoors?

    I’ve actually written about it in . I grew up in a single-parent household on the western edge of Canberra. From my

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