The slopes of Taranaki have long drawn adventurers. One day in 1887, a party led by Thomas Dawson (after whom Dawson Falls is named) ascended the subsidiary cone known…
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At a glancePlusses: Indestructible, campfire cooking, can burn multiple fuel typesMinuses: Weight, slow boil and cooking times Weight: 470g Features: This stove can burn multiple fuel types – wood, charcoal,…
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With secure straps to hold your foot in place, quick-drying materials, and the same midsole technology used in hiking shoes, sport sandals can handle trips from the riverbed to…
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Location awareness is the knack of staying in tune with your surroundings for accurate navigation, writes Noel Bigwood While you are walking it’s important to look, listen, feel and…
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Trampers are always inquisitive about what’s over the pass, what’s beyond the ridge, or what’s around the corner I gain great satisfaction searching names on topomap.co.nz, because it throws…
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Your votes and been counted, and the 2019 Wilderness Reader’s Choice Outdoor Awards have come down to the wire. But there can only be one winner in each category,…
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As the thunder of a thousand white hooves hammered the rocks below this impressive 60m waterfall, we stripped off our clothes and plunged into the deep glacial green pool below....
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