Saddle between Yuletide Peak and the Needle with Dragons Teeth and Anatoki Peak (left) in background. The high traverse crosses the centre of the face below the Dragons Teeth. Photo: Mark Watson
The stats don’t lie: while bagging the Dragons Teeth high traverse in Kahurangi National Park is the goal of many a tramper, only a handful can say they’ve done it. Mark Watson can count himself among the lucky few The rain beats incessantly on the corrugated iron roof of the unlined hut and I turn […]
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Mark Watson
Wilderness gear editor Mark Watson divides his workdays between graphic design, writing and photography. His passion for tramping, climbing, cycling and storytelling has taken him all over Aotearoa and the world in search of great trails, perfect moves and epic light. He has published four books and his photographs have featured in numerous publications. Especially motivated by long distance travel, he has tramped Te Araroa and cycled from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
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