Age has nothing to do with it

January 2013

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Octogenarians Murray Bolt, Isobel Hatherly, Keith Paullin and Peter Barnes head into the Silver Peaks with the Dunedin Over-60s tramping club. Photo: Edith Leigh
When it comes to tramping, age is no barrier and over-65’s who take to the hills can even expect to be sharper mentally and live longer The legs striding up the track in front of me are slim, tanned and muscled. Their owner chats easily to the tramper in front and throws back the odd […]

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