Whether using paper maps or digital, navigating with a compass or tracking with GPS, understanding how to read contour lines on topographic maps is an essential backcountry skill. 1. Check what scale the contour lies are set at (common is 10 or 25m). 2. On a map, there are periodic elevation markings. count up or […]
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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