Taking a break on the fixed wire traverse on Pt1496. Photo: Jim Davidson

Fell-walking the hard way

April 2018

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Ray Salisbury runs into rush-hour traffic in the Richmond Range, while his friends find solace on the lofty heights of Mt Fell

There’s the beaten path; there’s off the beaten path; then there’s no path at all. That neatly describes the summer expedition my friends and I undertook into the wilds of Mt Richmond Forest Park. At least, that was our intention. It is a lazy afternoon when we fill the gas tank and head west along […]
April 2018

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Ray Salisbury

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Ray Salisbury

Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.

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