Ray Salisbury attempts to summit Tapuae-o-Uenuku, a ‘tramper’s mountain’, but finds it rough going with wet boots and early alpine starts “Wake up, Ray!” Unbelievably, Pat Holland was knocking on my front door at the insane hour of 3am. There was no response to his wake-up calls, so he double checked the time. Yep, he was four […]
About the author
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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