Under the jagged edifice of Mt Chaos in Mt Aspiring National Park stands an isolated lake that shimmers with mystery: Lake Unknown. David Bonham embarked on the classic Five Passes route in a bid to stand on its secluded shores Up the valley it came, a thundering tidal wave of sound as a furious wind ricocheted along […]
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