A walk on the dark side

June 2024

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A wintery view of Emerald Lakes - a bit different to our cover shot! Photo: Alistair Hall
Tongariro National Park is my favourite park in New Zealand. Mostly that’s because it’s the most accessible from Auckland, where I live. But also because I’ve had so many exceptional experiences there from childhood through to last year. I’ve skied, tramped, climbed, camped, cramponed, glissaded, cooked, tested gear, boiled the billy and more in all […]
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