Life lessons

November 2016

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November 2016

Crossing Waiau Pass is a highlight of the Te Araroa Trail and a great personal achievement. Photo: Marlene Coutret
I think the biggest ‘life lesson’ tramping has taught me is that no matter how awful and stressful things might be, I can get through. I found that out on Stewart Island’s Southern Circuit, cold and tired, up to my thighs in mud, rain driven horizontal by a bitter wind and cursing ever coming on the […]
Alistair Hall

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