Jacqui Durrant
Australian historian, author and public speaker based in Beechworth, Victoria, specialising in the Aboriginal and colonial gold-rush history of north-east Victoria.
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Oct 6, 2026
Jacqui DurrantGUEST
I think when I started climbing, At least in Australia at that point in time, I would have been in the minority of women on the rock.
Jacqui DurrantGUEST
It was something that like no one else in my immediate family would have ever considered doing.
Jacqui DurrantGUEST
I'm a historian by trade and I used to go rock climbing at Mount Buffalo in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Jacqui DurrantGUEST
A lot of the climbs, particularly around the gorge, they're just incredibly exposed climbs.
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Anthony RomanoGUEST
We can allow climate to have this wiggle room if we're doing the right things on the ground now, rather than when it's too late.