Description
here’s a sneak preview of the magazine:
https://youtu.be/Vz4iBq_1MJc
Table of contents, April 2019
Features
18 Wilderness 2019 photo competition
The winning images from this year’s photography competition
36 Off the beaten track
Combatting The Gladiator in Westland/Tai Poutini National Park
46 Gear that has stood the test of time
Eight iconic pieces of outdoor gear and the stories behind them
52 Secrets of the guides
Outdoor guides share their secrets for a successful trip
58 The long road to Milford Sound
The colourful history of New Zealand’s most famous walk
62 Inland solitude
The Inland Track, Abel Tasman National Park
Trips
24 Out in the Styx
Styx River, West Coast
26 A hut for all seasons
Waihaha Hut, Pureora Forest Park
26 See more
Four hellish places named Devil
30 Above the cloud in the Craigieburns
Mt Cloudsley to Mt Enys traverse, Castle Hill Conservation Area
32 Island paradise of the north
Urupukapuka Island, Bay of Islands
34 Earn the burn
Glacier Burn Track, Humboldts Conservation Area
35 Huts with character
Dianes Hut, Ruahine Forest Park
42 Mountain biking
A rugged ride on Wellington’s Wild Coast Track
Skills
66 Wild cuisine: Whitebean and rosemary dip
67 Measuring distance on your map
68 The flight or fight response in tramping
68 Bird spotting: Redpoll
Gear
72 Women’s footwear review
Three hiking shoes and boots for women
73 First look review
Craghoppers Nosilife Adventure Shirt
74 Day pack review
Lowe Alpine’s Aeon 35 and Macpac’s Fiord 28
75 First Look review
Therm-A-Rest’s NeoAir UberLite
76 What’s in my pack?
Hillary Outdoors instructor Kayla Stuart
Gear guides
77 Mother’s Day gift guide
78 2019’s best fleeces and soft shells
Regulars
4 Editorial
6 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
8 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
10 Walkshorts
News from the wild
12 Wilderness word
Enter our crossword competition to win great prizes
12 Trail life
Cartoons from the track
14 Wild people
The view from a paraglider high above the Alps is pretty special according to Nick Neynens
16 Wild conservation
Finding tuatara in Northland
82 Track chat
Mountaineer Adrian Hayes was the last person to see Kiwis Marty and Denali Schmidt alive on K2
