Arthur’s Pass National Park is a wonderful playground in winter. There is plenty of variety from short walks through snow-laden beech trees to hard ice climbing routes in gullies…
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At a glance Plusses: Lightweight, packable, environmentally-friendly, price. Minuses: Fabric is not as durable as others. Weight 286g (m), 246g (w) Features: Made with Marmot’s NanoPro fabric – a very light…
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Go from tramper to ski tourer with this kit. Head Kore 99 $1499 ($1799 with bindings) An all-around ski for backcountry or groomed slopes. Floats in deep powder and…
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Kick-start your morning with this nutritious muesli mix. This muesli packs a punch with extra protein from chia seeds, calcium from tahini and good fats. You can mix up…
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Boggy, barren and battered by landslides, the Valley of the Trolls couldn’t be better named. Dotted with icy blue pools, giant boulders and an array of alien alpine plants,…
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Both Chris and I uncovered many delights and surprising details about the Tararua Tramping Club during five years working on the book. Most members won’t know that one of…
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Incongruous. We’re atop Magog, one of the great granite domes of southernmost Stewart Island, lying in the sun. Robbie Burton and Darryn Pegram snooze in the strange scoops on the...
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