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Q&A: How to get into trail running

Trail running is much like tramping. Both involve tracks, dirt roads and off-track travel. The big difference is that trail running is done at a quicker pace. So what… Keep Reading

Hypothermia – the silent menace

Suspended by a rope in the flow of a frigid waterfall, SAR team member Cliff Jones decided a nap wouldn’t be such a bad idea. He’d been hanging there… Keep Reading

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Hypothermia – the silent menace

Steam, steel and timber

Walking on sunshine

2019’s guide to insulated jackets

Hiking Trips View all

Ball Hut, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
Rerekapa Hut, Moki and Makino Conservation Areas
Goldie Bush Walkway, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
Godley Hut, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
The Timber Trail, Pureora to Ongarue

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Gear Review

Marmot Helium

At a glance Plusses: Versatile venting options, lightweight, packs down small. Minuses: Hood tightens over the eyes and nose, price. 935g, Lower limit -12°C Features: This bag comes with 560g of…
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Big Agnes Spike Lake -9
Rab Summit 600
Big Agnes Insulated AXL
Sea to Summit Etherlight XT Insulated
Klymit Insulated Static V Lite

Gear guides View all

2019’s guide to insulated jackets
2019’s best gaiters
2019’s best wet weather jackets
Gift ideas for outdoor mums
The best fleeces and softshells for 2019

Skills View all

Put your best foot forward
Triangulating your position
Blinded by the light
How to combine map and compass
Tread lightly

Waypoints View all

Sheer silence
An arresting panorama
The crumbling monument
Beyond the Bealey Valley Walking Track
Out in the Styx

Features View all

Second hand socks and snowy tops
Ice, ice, baby
Walking on sunshine
Hypothermia – the silent menace
Nature’s antidote

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Growing pains
Mark Sedon, IFMGA mountain guide
Walking on sunshine
Who is Moir?
The island of Eden