The tarn-studded landscape below Pt1753 with the Twins behind. Photo: Peter Laurenson

Adventures in karst land

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Exploring Kahurangi National Park’s karst landscape to the south of Mt Arthur offers a wild yet easily accessible adventure.

The chain led my gaze down a steep, craggy gut to the abyss. Bolted into the limestone of South Twin, it begged the question: ‘Are you up to following it?’  As Wilderness roving editor Shaun Barnett and I munched on lunch, I answered out loud, “I think I’d rather climb it than descend it.” Shaun […]
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Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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