Malcolm sets off along the Matiri Range. Photo: Jim Davidson

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April 2021

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Is the Matiri Range in Kahurangi National Park the best ridge traverse in the country? Malcolm Peak thinks so

It seems our most memorable tramping adventures always start with gazing at a map, wondering about routes, tracks and peaks, pondering the possibilities. Tracing my finger over the huge spread of Kahurangi mountains on the topo map, I noticed a track marked from the Wangapeka Saddle up to Nugget Knob and a track from Hurricane […]
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