Crutches in the mist

October 2021

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Joe and Heather on the ridge leading to Waingawa. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
To mark Wilderness magazine’s 30th anniversary, current and past editors and contributors scoured the archives for the 30 best trips we’ve published over the decades. This story, original published in September 2016, was included. You can find all 30 of the greatest Wilderness trips in the October 2021 issue. Some say the Bannister is the […]
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