Wildland Magazine - ISSUE TWO - Escape

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FOUNDER & EDITOR Nathan Cleary DESIGN Nathan Cleary

CONTRIBUTORS Andri Ingvarsson Anze Osterman Cory Stevens Daniel Alford Daniel Zenker David Quinn Gavin Rutherford Ines Riegler Jan Erik Waider Julian Bialowas J端rgen Heckel Lukas Furlan Mikko Lagerstedt Tom Joy

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CONTACT US wildlandmag.co.uk hello@wildlandmag.co.uk

Editor’s Note I won’t lie; creating a printed magazine has been a bumpy ride!

It’s not been an easy thing to get off the ground. Having no experience in the printing or design industry and working alone, I have had to learn everything on the job. The biggest hurdle was always going to be the funding of the project.

After designing the initial layout I realised my personal funding wasn’t going to stretch to the size of magazine I’d originally envisaged. I didn’t want to cut the content down or compromise on the paper quality so the only other option I had was to cut the overall size. Taking it down to A5 felt risky but after seeing the proof I was convinced this was the way to go.

Our contributors and artists have really outdone themselves and come together again to give us their interpretation of escape and I think they have done a fabulous job! Their eclectic pieces are both stunning and creative. I need to say a huge thank you to all of them for their enthusiasm, patience and of course their awesome images! I would also like to say a huge thank you to Hannah Cleary, Hannah Peedle and Steve Cleary for helping me get this issue finished.

I really hope you enjoy reading this as much as I have enjoyed creating it and I hope this will inspire you to go travel, explore and find your own ‘escape’.

Enjoy!

- Nathan Cleary, Founder & Editor of Wildland Magazine

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CONTENTS

FRONT COVER Lukas Furlan

01 ILLUSTR ATION

Gavin Ruther ford

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K ARWENDEL Daniel Zenker

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INTO THE WILD Lukas Furlan

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ICICLE WALL Andri Ingvarsson

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BL ACK ICE Jan Erik Waider

84 GROSSGLOCKNER

Cor y Stevens

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WINTERVIEW Mikko L agerstedt

90 SPOTLIGHT

David Quinn

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AN ESCAPE Tom Joy

INSIDE RE AR COVER J端rgen Heckel

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WOODS, ICE & US Anze Osterman

RE AR COVER Anze Osterman

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SPOTLIGHT Gavin Ruther ford

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WELCOME NIGHT Julian Bialowas

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ALPINE NATURE Ines Riegler

64 WANDERLUST

Daniel Alford

I NTO T H E WI L D PARCO NATUR ALE PUE Z ODLE , ITALY PHOTOGR APHY BY LUK AS FURL AN WORDS BY LUK AS FURL AN

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Early in January I decided to spend two days with a friend in the snowbound wilderness of Puez Odle, Italy. We are both fascinated by the untouched snowscapes; the mystical eerie silence of the wilderness and of course, the cold.

It was our intention to photograph this natural splendor and isolation.

As we tramped through the snow we occasionally crossed the tracks of wild animals. We became aware of the clouds and the blue sky as the bright rays of sunlight briefly burst through. The cold was biting, numbing and began to interfere with the camera gear. The tripod and the camera froze. Before you took each photo you had to scrape off the thin layer of ice from the lens.

We left early in the morning and reached our starting point after almost an hour’s drive. Our backpacks were filled with food, warm clothing, camping and of course, our photography gear.

We started our early morning hike through the forest as it lay shrouded in deep white snow. Our backpacks were heavy and even wearing snowshoes we were pushed deeper and deeper into the snow. The exertion caused us to excessively perspire making our clothes uncomfortable as they became damp and stuck to us. At last, having found a suitable spot to camp, we settled down to spend the night in a mysterious forest glade.

Just after nightfall we made it back to the camp and decided to warm ourselves by the fire. As we were surrounded by darkness, apart from the flickering light of the campfire we spent some time admiring the clear starry sky.

We struggled out of our comfy sleeping bags in the early morning and immediately noticed that there was no sign of any improvement in the weather. Overnight the weather had deteriorated. It had closed in wrapping our tent in fog and snow. It began to fall heavier and heavier. We quickly broke camp and hurriedly packed up only waiting to have a morning hot drink. We trudged back to the car and safety.

We gathered some pine branches which we used under the tent to stop the cold and damp coming up from the ground. We collected enough firewood for the night, created a large cavity for the fire and then continued with our hike into the deserted snowy landscape.

We took a light backpack loaded with minimal camera gear.

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