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Misty on Rome

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January 2014

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Alistair is the editor and publisher of Wilderness. His favourite tramping ground is Tongariro National Park.

By Alistair Hall

Just above the bushline on Mt Rolleston’s Rome Ridge, I turned to see morning fog swirling below my climbing partner as the first fingers of sunlight crept into the valley.

– Jason Blair

Camera settings: Canon 5D Mk3. 1/200 sec, aperture f8, ISO 100.

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