Hooded clothing makes all the difference on winter trips. Photo: Eric Liu

Five equipment extras for your winter pack

July 2021

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With a few extra items in your pack, you’ll be ready to tackle winter trips

Winter is a great time to tramp. There are fewer people, leaving the huts and tracks quiet. There are also fewer sandflies. Snow brings another dimension to the mountains and landscapes can look more beautiful in the low-angled light. Longer evenings also allow extra reading or hangout time. But winter tramping is more challenging: there’s […]
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Mark Watson

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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.

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