Crossing Harman Pass, the first reached on the Three Passes tramp in Arthur’s Pass National Park. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography

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The anticipation of crossing a mountain pass is matched by the trepidation at what lies beyond. These five passes should be on your life list.

The word ‘pass’ (nōti in Māori) has an evocative meaning for most trampers. There’s the physical meaning of crossing a mountain range, but also the more metaphorical sense of crossing from one world into another.  On the approach to a pass, you experience growing anticipation of what lies on the far side, mixed with the […]
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