Bitten by the Dragons Teeth

July 2017

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July 2017

The canine-like Dragons Teeth form a nearly impenetrable barrier at the northern end of the Douglas Range. Photo: Danilo Hegg
Warwick Briggs has tramped the Dragons Teeth more times than anyone. But the Teeth are a dangerous place and no one can become complacent.  Warwick Briggs balanced on a near-vertical slope, 300m above the south branch of the Anatoki Valley near Golden Bay. Above him, the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter manoeuvred to lower a paramedic […]
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