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Dawn over the capital

June 2021

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Kaukau, Wellington

As a Wellingtonian, I’ve been up Kaukau countless times, but only recently did it occur to me to go there at dawn. I switched on my headlamp and strolled peacefully along the trail leading through bush up the south ridge. I thought I was alone but in the pre-dawn tranquillity, I heard that quintessential New […]
June 2021

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Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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