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February 2013

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February 2013

Climbing from Meins Knob to Butler Saddle, with the Ramsay Glacier Valley and Mt Whitcomb beyond. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
Three South Island mountain passes to cross in the footsteps of the explorers Part of the appeal of tramping is following in the footsteps of those who first dared to cross the mountains. Maori knew the Southern Alps well and long before Europeans arrived had discovered the major passes through the mountains and across the […]
Shaun Barnett

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