Cody Howell is an experienced long-distance tramper who manages to tramp safely with a pack that weighs a fraction of others. Photo: Kiwi Ultralight

How light is too light?

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Katrina Megget

Katrina is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer who has walked Te Araroa and sailed around Great Britain.

By Katrina Megget

Lightweight backpacking is becoming increasingly popular, but many people still assume that going ultralight is unsafe. Is that true?

“The weather is dodgy up there if you’re thinking about going over Waiau Pass tomorrow,” I say to the young lad as we cross paths, he on the way up to Blue Lake Hut, me on the way down. “You do have a personal locator beacon, I hope?” “Bacon? Oh no, I have other food […]

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Katrina Megget

Katrina Megget is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer and has written extensively for Wilderness about Te Araora. Her work has appeared in the British Medical Journal, Scientific American and The Telegraph, and she is the former editor of British B2B publication PharmaTimes Magazine. Katrina has walked Te Araroa and sailed around the coast of Great Britain with her husband. She is currently writing a book on her TA experience.