Climbing Mt Fell – an hour from the turn-off to Mt Fell Hut. Photo: Ray Salisbury

Around the mountain

June 2018

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A three-day trip in Mt Richmond Forest Park that should be on every tramper’s itinerary

Nelson’s Richmond Range offers spectacular tramping opportunities that include rolling tussock tops, rocky mountains and bush-clad valleys often reminiscent of North Island terrain. Indeed, the North Island edelweiss grows here, along with other rare alpine flora. This 22km circuit of Mt Richmond is suitable for fit trampers with off-track experience. During winter, ice-axe and crampons […]
June 2018

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Ray Salisbury

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Ray Salisbury

Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.

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