Across
- Degree of steepness in terrain (8)
- ____-gliding – way to enjoy unpowered flight (4)
- Steep slope often formed by erosion or faulting (5)
- Animal that is pest in NZ landscape (6)
- Belaying ____ – rope can be secured to these when mountain climbing (4)
- Less than average ebb and flow of sea at first and third quarters of moon (4,4)
- Save from danger in wilderness (6)
- _____ out – with all necessary gear for outdoor adventure (6)
- Crystalline inorganic substances occurring in nature (8)
- Courage and determination needed for 15 Down activities (4)
- Crossing shallow stream, eg (6)
- Act of checking out terrain or surroundings (5)
- Deep narrow wooded valley of stream (4)
- Moved over terrain with long bouncy gait (8)
Down
- Short rest from wilderness exertions (7)
- _____ with – copes with outdoor challenges, eg (5)
- Wide open outdoor space (7)
- _____ firma – dry land as opposed to sea or air (5)
- Natural environment of animal in wilderness (7)
- Nymph of rivers, springs and waterfalls in Greek mythology (5)
- Long narrow fissure in rock – useful for handhold, maybe (7)
- Bird of prey of falcon family (7)
- Far beyond norm – some risky outdoor activities are this (7)
- NZ is known for it clean green one (5)
- _____ bloom – harmful marine invader in NZ waterways (5)
- Common small scuttling lizard (5)
Hidden Solution: Something to give you Christmas feeling in wilderness (10)
November’s hidden solution: Routeburn Track