Taranaki Maunga is not an all-comers wander

Wild summer weather on the Milford Track

Gray Severinsen rations food, practises yoga and huddles around hut fires during a wild and stormy Milford Track tramp. Mid-January at the peak of a South Island summer, what… Keep Reading

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A round-up of news from the wild.  The Department of Conservation has announced that from June 1, all hut book comments will need to be submitted to DOC for… Keep Reading

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Merrell Choprock

Best for summer At a glancePlusses: Lightweight, free-draining, good grip.Minuses: Doesn’t accommodate large volume feet, limited seasonal use. 624g (m), 512g (w) Features: It has a free-draining synthetic, mesh…
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