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August 2011

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August 2011

Chamois on the tops above the Whataroa Valley. Photo: Paul Scheyvens
Three places to spot the mountain goat of the Alps One cold day in Arthur’s Pass, I was clambering up Dunns Creek and rounded a large boulder to find myself staring eyeball-to-eyeball with a surprised chamois. For a moment we stood staring at each other. But the chamois quickly regained its senses and with astonishing […]
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