Hut wardens at busy huts like Angelus get to meet all sorts of interesting people. Photo: Sasha Aksiuk

Confessions of a backcountry hut warden

February 2024

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One of the joys of being a volunteer hut warden is the chance to take the pulse of the modern outdoors. You meet all sorts of people, and can measure the zeitgeist. By Neil Brown

So, what is the temperature of the times at popular huts that aren’t dotted along the Great Walks? Pre-Covid days saw a preponderance of young Europeans and North Americans, then, while New Zealand was off-limits to overseas visitors, lots of Kiwis made trips with their children to the more accessible huts. Now, the balance seems […]
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