Pigeon Post, January 2011
Letter of the month Age no barrier to Alps crossing I loved your article on ’10 Ways across the Alps’ (Wilderness, November 2010). Two years ago, two of us in our...
Ruth Soukoutou
Mountain window on Travers Peak
Travers Peak, Lewis Pass Just below the summit of the Lewis Pass Highway at Deer Valley, where the road begins to climb steeply through the remarkably beautiful red beech forests...
There’s more to do in Turangi than fish
What a town…what a treat! Feeling centred is one of my favourite way to be so finding myself smack bang in the centre of the North Island on the brink...
As good as the Milford
Trampers walking the Greenstone/Caples circuit near Otago’s Lake Wakatipu can look forward to a quicker and easier walk as difficult sections are upgraded over the next three years. In February...
Vegan Curry
The temperatures are up; the snow has melted off the passes and the sandflies are back – with a vengeance. It can mean only one thing: tramping season! Yes it’s...
Born free?
This is one of fifty shore plovers – 20 per cent of the world population – spotted on a beach near Plimmerton. There are less than 250 of these birds...
Walkshorts, March 2012
Domex sleeping bags under new ownership Iconic New Zealand sleeping bag brand Domex is under new ownership and set for a big push around the country after being purchased by...
An attractive and remote track
Moki-Rerekapa Loop, Moki Conservation Areas The Forgotten World highway snakes its way from Taumaranui to Stratford through the Tangarakau Gorge. This is backblocks New Zealand, and the perfect place to...
Wilderness Word, April 2012
Across Large crater formed by collapse of mouth of volcano after major eruption (7) NZ _____ – coniferous tree also called kaikawaka (5) Stretch of water to be negotiated during...
How to do a kick turn
A kick turn is an invaluable skill used to change direction to get out of awkward situations, usually on steeper slopes, when simply skiing away is not the safest option....
Pigeon Post, May 2012
Letter of the month Theme park madness I would like to congratulate Mark Banham on writing such a fabulous article about the new Fiordland theme park (Out There, April 2012)....
Pigeon Post, October 2012
Letter of the month Family delight I enjoyed Jo Stilwell’s articles on family tramping in the August 2012 issue. I met Jo and David and their girls in Nelson Lakes...