The Pedroc 2 Max is built for thru-hiking and fast-packing. Photo: Mark Watson

Designed to walk the distance

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Mark Watson

Mark is Wilderness’s gear editor and a dedicated storyteller, documenting his adventures in both words and photos.

By Mark Watson

From the sole up, the new Pedroc 2 Max is purpose-built for thru-hiking and fast-packing.

Trail-running shoes have become the preferred thru-hiking footwear for many overseas trails, and increasingly so for New Zealand’s Te Araroa. Aotearoa’s long-distance trail encompasses a particularly challenging variety of terrain and weather conditions that set it apart from many overseas trails, however, and although trail-running shoes have convincing benefits, including drying speed, energy efficiency and […]

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Mark Watson

Wilderness gear editor Mark Watson divides his workdays between graphic design, writing and photography. His passion for tramping, climbing, cycling and storytelling has taken him all over Aotearoa and the world in search of great trails, perfect moves and epic light. He has published four books and his photographs have featured in numerous publications. Especially motivated by long distance travel, he has tramped Te Araroa and cycled from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.