Just how much more risky is going solo? By Carl Walrond While researching my book on survival five years ago, I collated a database of all the tramping fatalities I could find. Like many databases, it has gaps as my sources were so varied. I used old newspapers and books such as Chris Maclean’s Tararua […]
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