Mt Technical towers above a gorgeous tarn-side campsite. Photo: Ray Salisbury / Hot Pixels Photography

Getting Technical

April 2026

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Reaching this glorious tarn-side campsite take just four hours from the road.

A string of rocky summits rises above the roar of traffic on the Lewis Pass highway, their lofty peaks flanked by steep tussocky terrain and unstable scree. Reaching the summit of The Apprentice (1678m) and Mt Technical (1870m) requires two adventurous scrambles not more than four hours from the road. The Lewis Tops Track is […]
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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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