Tackling the Dragons Teeth High Route with my children

DOC clears up Great Walk booking suspicions

A wrap of the biggest stories and best writing about the outdoors from New Zealand and around the world.  After trampers cried conspiracy over the Great Walk booking system,… Keep Reading

Why getting lost in the bush might actually be good for you

There was one good thing to come out of a frightful night lost and alone in the bush: for the first time, Polly Greeks realised she could depend on… Keep Reading

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Modern tracks are more accessible and that’s a good thing

Menstruation in the mountains

Review: Grivel Air Tech Light Aluminium Crampon

Roberts Point Track, Westland Tai Poutini National Park 

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Lou’s Lookout, Te Urewera

Lou’s Lookout is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it roadside gem about 9km from the Aniwaniwa Visitor Centre. Named after long-serving local policeman Lou Dolman, the track was constructed in the 1960s, yet…
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Omanawanui Track, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park
Blyth Hut, Tongariro National Park
MacLennan Hut, Catlins Conservation Park
Mt Isobel, Hanmer Forest Park
Mataihuka Walkway, Wellington

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Patagonia R1 Air Zip Neck
Outdoor Research Helium Down Hoodie
The North Face Stretch Down
Rab Cirrus Alpine Jacket
Marmot Featherless Hoody

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2021’s guide to outdoor socks
2021’s guide to winter tents
2021’s guide to fleece tops
2021’s guide to headlamps
2021’s guide to insulated jackets

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A short little guide to wood stove fires
A new focus on the old rules of self-arrest
Why getting lost in the bush might actually be good for you
Blitz your winter worries
A short little guide to layering systems

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Fresh take on an old lake
Way up on Wakefield
10 unforgettable trips
Dawn over the capital
A landscape out of this world

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Menstruation in the mountains
Hut hopping along the Taramakau tops
Track to the future
Hard as ice
Miracle makeovers