Jenna Heller

Gearing up for a Great Walk

September 2024

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Jenna Heller is doing her first Great Walk in 30 years. She talks with gear editor Mark Watson about upgrading her tramping kit.

Goal Inspired by her Walk1200km progress, Jenna Heller, 53, has booked a place on the Kepler Track, her first Great Walk since 1994. She has completed the Whanganui Journey, the Milford, Abel Tasman and Rakiura tracks in the past, the last two solo, and is training to do the Kelper solo in March. “I’m excited and […]
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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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