Published Works - John Chapman

A list of books and articles I have had published. I know it is not complete as there are photos used by National Parks in several states (provided for no fee), photos and articles for Action Outdoor, Australian Photography, other outdoor photographic magazines in Australia and overseas and climbing magazines in Australia and overseas such as the American Alpine Journal that I never kept copies of. There are also articles supplied for club publications but they are not publically available and are not included. I was never employed by any magazines, and was only a casual contributor.

Books as an author/publisher (26 different books, 49 editions)

1977 - South West Tasmania (booklet), self publish
1978 - South West Tasmania - 1st edition, self publish
1979 - Cradle Mountain National Park - 1st edition, Algona Guides
1980 - Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park - 1st edition, Drinkwater Publishing
1983 - South West Tasmania - 2nd edition, self publish
1984 - Cradle Mountain National Park - 1st edition reprint with updates, Algona Guides
1988 - Bushwalking In Australia - 1st edition, Lonely Planet
1990 - South West Tasmania - 3rd edition, self publish
Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks - 2nd edition, self publish
1992 - Bushwalking In Australia - 2nd edition, Lonely Planet
Wild Waterfalls (booklet WILD 46), WILD Publications
1993 - Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks - 3rd edition, self publish
1994 - Wild Alternative Tasmania (booklet WILD 52), WILD Publications
Wild Peak Bagging, (booklet WILD 54), WILD Publications
1996 - Tasmania - Travel Survival Kit, - 1st edition, Lonely Planet
Australia Travel Survival Kit (Tasmania chapter), Lonely Planet
1997 - Bushwalking In Australia - 3rd edition, Lonely Planet
Classic New South Wales Walks (booklet WILD 64), WILD Publications
1998 - South West Tasmania - 4th edition, self publish
Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks - 4th edition, self publish
1999 - Classic Victorian Alpine Walks (booklet WILD 73), WILD Publications
2001 - Day Walks Victoria - 1st edition, self publish
Classic Tasmania World Heritage Walks (booklet WILD 80), WILD Publications
2003 - Bushwalking In Australia - 4th edition, self publish
Day Walks Tasmania - 1st edition, self publish
Classic Walks on New Zealand's South Island (booklet WILD 106), WILD Publications
2005 - Day Walks Melborune, 1st edition, self publish
2006 - Overland Track - 1st edition, self published
Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks - 5th edition, self publish
2008 - South West Tasmania - 5th edition, self publish
Overland Track - 2nd edition, self publish
Larapinta Trail - 1st edition, self publish
2009 - Australian Alps Walking Track - 4th edition, self publish
South Coast Track - 1st edition, self publish
2011 - Day Walks Sydney - 1st edition, self publish
Overland Track - 3rd edition, self published
Day Walks Victoria - 2nd edition, self publish
2012 - Day Walks Tasmania - 2nd edition, self publish
2015 - Larapinta Trail - 2nd edition, self publish
2016 Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair and Walls of Jerusalem National Parks - 6th edition, self publish
2017 - South West Tasmania - 6th edition, self publish
South Coast Track - 2nd edition, self publish
Day Walks Melbourne - 2nd edition, self publsih
2019 - Short Walks Northern Tasmania - 1st edition, self publish
Short Walks Southern Tasmania - 1st edition, self publish
2020 - McMillans Walking Track - 1st edition, self publish
2022 - Larapinta Trail - 3rd edition, self publish
Australian Alps Walking Track - 5th edition, self publish
2023 - Sierra Grand Traverse - 1st edition, The Mountaineers

Books as a contributor (8)

1982 - Equipment for Bushwalking and Mountaineering, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club (book), some text and photos
1986 - Bushwalking and Ski Touring Leadership, Bushwalking and Mountaineering Training Advisory Board (book), several chapters and photos
1996 - Australia, travel survival kit (book), Lonely Planet, Tasmania chapter
2005 - Running In Australia, Julia Thorne, 1st edition, (book) published, edited, drew maps plus photos
2007 - Arapiles a Million Mountains, Keith Lockwood, (book) photos
2009 - 75th Anniversary of the Photographic Society of America, (book), photo
2015 - Walking The Otways, Geelong Bushwalking Club - 4th edition (book), published, edited, drew maps plus photos
2024 - Australiia's 50 Best Multi-Day Walks, 1st edition, Woodslane Press, wrote 9 walks, photos plus the Foreword

Magazine Contributions (175)

1977 Australian Photography, August, photos
Australian Photography, September, photo
Australian Photography, October, photos
Australian Photography, November, photo
1978 - Image magazine, Australian Photographic Society, photos
Reserve In Winter, Mountaineering 78, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, article and photos
Australian Photography, January, photo
1979 Walking Guide to Federation, Mountaineering 79, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, article and photos
1980 - Peaks 2, Australasian Mountain magazine, photos
Cradle Mountain Reserve, Mountaineering 80, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, article and photos
1981 The Franklands, Mountaineering 81, Melbourne University Mountaineering Club, article and photos
Untrodden Reserve, WILD 1, article and photos
WILD 3, photos
1982 - Sleeping Bag Survey, WILD 4, article
Cleaning Sleeping Bags, WILD 4, article
WILD 5, photo
Putting Best Foot Forward, WILD 6, article
Western Arthurs, WILD 7, track note article and photo
1983 - Himalayan Trekking, WILD 9, article and photos
New Maps, WILD 10, article
1984 - Lightweight Cameras, WILD 11, article
1987 - The Big Walks, WILD 25, article and photos
Tassies Big Walks, WILD 26, article and photos
1988 - The High Points, WILD 29, article and photos
1989 - Lightweight Cameras, WILD 31, article
1990 - 25 Great Australian Bushwalks You Can Do, Outdoor magazine, article and photos
Pack Survey, WILD 35, article
Bryces Gorge and Mt Darling, WILD 36, track note article
1991 - Lightweight Tents, WILD 39, article
PSA Journal September issue, Photographic Society of America, cover photo
1992- Federation Peak, WILD 43, article plus track notes and photos
One Person Shelters, WILD 43, article
Wilderness Guides, WILD 43, full page letter to the editor
Hoppet, WILD 43, article
Katherine Gorge, WILD 45, article
1993 - Sleeping Bag Survey, WILD 47, article
Solly River, WILD 48, cover photo
Synthetic Sleeping Bags, WILD 48, article
Head for the Hills review, WILD 47, article
Boot Survey, WILD 50, article and photos
Using Stoves with windguard, WILD 50, article
1994 - A La Sombra de Los Eucaliptos, (Altair - magazine SPAIN), article
Cape Hauy, WILD 51, photos
Day Pack Survey, WILD 51, article
Federation Peak, WILD 52, photos
Tasmanina Wilderness Review, WILD 52, article
Green Pages, WILD 54, photo
The Long Walks, WILD 54, article and photos
20 Best Walks In Australia review, WILD 54, article
1995 - Great Dividing Trail, WILD 55, article
Mt Anne, WILD 55, photos
Tasmanias West Coast, WILD 56, photos
Far Sight review, WILD 56, article
Western Arthurs, WILD 56, photo
Kosciuskos Shadow, WILD 57, article and photo
Larapinta Trail, WILD 58, article
Walk North West review, WILD 58, article
On The Road to Cradle review, WILD 58, article
1996 - Great Dividing Trail, WILD 59, article
Elusive Peaks, WILD 59, article amd photos
Pack Survey, WILD 59, article
Headlamp Survey, WILD 59, article
Coast To Cradle review, WILD 59, article
Mt Difficult and The Fortress, WILD 60, article and photos
Waterproof Parkas, WILD 60, article
1997 - Rock 32 Spring issue, WILD Publications, photos
Warm Top Survey, WILD 62, article
Four Season Tents, WILD 63, article
Bibbulmun rack, WILD 65, article
70 Walks Bright review, WILD 65, article
Best Bushwalks in Kosciusko National Park, WILD 65, article
Walking The Otways review, WILD 65, article
Visitor Guide to Tasmania review, WILD 65, article
Mt Wellington Waterfalls, WILD 66, photo
One and Half Day Packs, WILD 66, article
1998 - 3 Season Tents, WILD 67, article
Headlamp survey, WILD 69, article
Australian Alps review, WILD 69, article
YHA History review, WILD 69, article
Search at Wilsons Promontory, WILD 69, article
Quick Fixes, WILD 70, article
Great South West Walk, WILD 70, photos
Lightweight Stoves, WILD 70, article
Best 100 Walks review, WILD 70, article
1999 - Bibbulmun Track Opening, WILD 71, article
Mt Stirling, WILD 71, photo
Wilsons Promontory, WILD 74, article
Hattah Lakes Map review, WILD 74, article
Moroka River, WILD 74, photo
Boot Survey, WILD 74, article
Australia's Best Coastal Walks, Outdoor magazine, article and photos
2000 - Helicopter rescue and Campsite, WILD 75, photos
Stove Spanner Trix - WILD 76, article
Frenchmans Cap, WILD 77, article
Rail Trails of Victoria review, WILD 77, article
Tarkine Forgotten Wilderness review, WILD 77, article
Annapurna Sanctuary Facts, WILD 78, article
Mt Darling, WILD 78, article and photo
Tent Survey, WILD 78, article
What Is A National Park, WILD 78, article
Namadgi and Tindinbilla review, WILD 78, article
Dont Die In The Bush review, WILD 78, article
2001 - Crinoline, WILD 79, photo
Classic Walks review, WILD 79, article
Gammon Range Mining, WILD 79, article
Whales and Shipwrecks, WILD 79, article
Boot on head, WILD 80, photo
Trekking In Nepal review, WILD 80, article
Overland Track Video review, WILD 80, article
Cradle Winter, WILD 81, article and photo
Kerries, WILD 82, photo
Baw Baw, WILD 82, track note article
2002 - Rucksack Survey, WILD 83, article
40 Bushlands around Melbourne review, WILD 83, article
Feathertop Toilet, WILD 84, article
Mt Feathertop, Frederick and William, WILD 84, photos
Tents for Bushwalking survey, WILD 84, article
Mt Buffalo National Park review, WILD 84, aticle
Wilsons Promontory National Park review, WILD 84, article
Day and a Half Packs survey, WILD 85, article
Bushwalking Boots survey, WILD 86, article
2003 - Stoves on Aircaft, WILD 89, article
Walls of Jerusalem, WILD 89, article and photos
Tent survey, WILD 90, article
Bass Strait review, WILD 90, article
2004 - Outdoor Jackets survey, WILD 91, article
Central Andes review, WILD 91, article
Rail Trails Tasmania review, WILD 92, article
Stoves survey, WILD 94, article
2005 - Tent survey, WILD 96, article
Prion Beach, WILD 97, photos
Freycinet Flora review, WILD 98, article
Boot survey, WILD 98, article
Muddy walker, WILD 98, photo
2006 - Box Ironbark Forests review, WILD 99, article
Light to Light Walk, WILD 99, photo
Melbourne Wilderness Walks, WILD 99, photo
Synthetic Sleeping Bags survey, WILD 102, article
2007 - AAWT update, WILD 104, article
Sleeping Bags survey, WILD 105, article
PLB, WILD 106, article
River Walking, WILD 106, photos
Outdoor Misadventures (Outdoor magazine), article
2008 - Tent poles, WILD 108, article
Tent survey, WILD 108, article
2009 - Trekking Packs survey, WILD 113, article
Guide Books survey, WILD 114, article
2010 - Queensland Great Walks, WILD 116, article
2011 - Profile - John Chapman, WILD 124, article
2012 - Wayfaring (90th anniversary issue of Melbourne Womens Walking Club Journal). article, on History of Bushwalking
2015 - Dragon Range, WILD 138, article and photos
2018 - Finding Track Notes (Great Walks April magazine), article
In The Club (Great Walks August magazine), article
Gimme Shelter (Great Walk June magazine). article
Up For A Challenge (Great Walks June magazine), article and photos
Rescues In Remote Places (Great Walks October magazine), article
Get Smart (Great Walks December magazine), article
2019 Going Lightweight (Great walks February magazine), article
Bushwalking Overseas (Great Walks February magazine), article
Screen Saver (Great Walks April magazine), article
Snap Happy (Great Walks June magazine), article
APS Gallery (Australian Photography December magazine) photos
Keeping Dry (Great Walks August magazine), article
Pesky Parasites (Great Walks October magazine) article
2020 - Camping with Wildlife (Great Walks Annual magazine) article
Where There's Smoke, (Great Walks January magazine), article
2021 My Photographic Life, The Photo Traveller , PSA Photo-Travel, Fall edition
Photo Travel Image of the Year, PSA Journal, December 2021
2022 South West Tasmania, FIAP News May 2022, 8 page article with photos
Wild Bunch-Walks in Tasmania's Central Highlands, WILD 183, article and photos
Gillespie and Rabbit Passes, WILD 186, track notes and photos for New Zealand
2023 Sierra Nevada, WILD 187, article and photos
Wild Bunch: 5 Walks in Kosciuszko National Park, WILD 190, article and photos
2025 Wild Bunch: 5 Overnight Walks around Snowy Plains, WILD 195, article and photos

Newspaper Articles (154)

1989 to 1995 - Bushwalking column (fortnightly) plus several Special Features in The Age newspaper, 144 articles

2003 - Bushwalking column for The Age newspaper, 10 articles

Books and magazine articles with references to John Chapman (16)

1991 - The Scroggin Eaters - A History of Bushwalking In Victoria, Graeme Wheeler, (book) Federation of Victorian Bushwalking Clubs
2000 - Summer Migrant - The Mountain Writings of Nicolas Reeves, (book) Star Publishing, Victoria
2001 - King of the Wilderness - the life of Deny King, Christobel Mattingly, (book) The Text Publishing Company, Victoria
2004 - The Elders Speak Out, Outdoor magazine February/March, article based on interview
Take A Hike, Vital magazine, article based on interview and photos
2007 - At Their Own Pace, Adventure Journal magazine, article based on interview
Outdoor Misadventures, Outdoor Australia magazine, quoted in article
2012 - Old River, WILD 125, magazine, quoted in article
South from Cradle, Helen Calvert, (book) Philippa Morten
2017 - Way Out There, JR Harris, (book) The Mountaineers, USA
2019 - Stone and Star, Helen McCrae, (book) Forty South Publishing, Tasmania
2020 - From Snow to Ash, Anthony Sharwood, (book) Hachette Australia
Waterfalls around Melbourne (Age newspaper), quotes from interview
2021 - Luxury Lodges = Wilderness Lost, quoted several times in article, WILD magazine 179
Several quotes and references, WILD magazine 180 (40th year anniversary issue)
2022 - Bloody Long Run, WILD magazine 186, credited for supplying maps and notes for McMillans Walking Track

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