Changes through the ages
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Ricky French
Hidden huts of the Orongorongos
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Family tramping - it doesn’t have to be perfect
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Fast deals and bankrupt trampers
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Life list: 12 things every tramper must do
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Catching the sunrise
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Three tramps, seven days
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Last week was better
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Ladders! Bridges! Fires!
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
No. 2 - Traverse an entire range
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Learning that can’t be done in school
Wild Comment, Wild Families, Wild People
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
The first step is the hardest
Family Tramping Tips, Wild Families
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Tramping mistakes to avoid
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Camping, but without the tent
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Sneakers will do
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Your tramping horoscope
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Pack your bag, we’re leaving
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
C’mon baby light my fire
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Winter tramps with kids
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Along the knife-edge
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Welcome to your first trip
School Holidays, Wild Families
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Discombobulated in Kahurangi
Features, Wild navigation, Missing person
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Five reasons the Holdsworth-Jumbo circuit is the best family tramp
Features, Wild Families, Wild Trips
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
The best family tramp
Features, Wild Families, Wild Trips, Wild winter
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
German couple mistake SH1 for Te Araroa Trail
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
The rise and rise of the Tararuas
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Your 2020 tramping horoscope
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Toilet paper shortage sparks chaos in bush
Covid-19, Walkshorts, Web exclusive
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Message in a barrel
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
No comments, please
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Learning the lost art of whittling
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Wake up somewhere different
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
The fun business of hut bagging
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…
Seizing the day
After seven decades of tramping, Val Latimer still has plans for more. If 86-year-old Val Latimer has a small beef with the mountains she loves so much, it’s a…