Description
Table of contents, December 2016
Features
24 A perfect week in Aoraki/Mt Cook NP
Visit one of our most dramatic national parks, with endless mountain peaks, glaciers and mind-boggling views
30 Christmas gift guide
Because we’re all hoping Santa remembers that we like tramping
42 Your first cycle trail
A how-to guide if you want to trade your tramping boots for a pair of wheels
48 Secrets of survivors
If disaster strikes, these tips could save your life
54 The business of the outdoors
Three young companies take on the outdoor industry
60 Death from above
The inside story of an aerial 1080 drop
66 Bushcraft 101
Taking tramping back to basics, we learn what happens on a two-day bushcraft course
Waypoints
20 Huxley Forks Hut
Ruataniwha Conservation Park
22 See more
Mountain daisies
Regulars
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
14 Wild people
Introducing eight trampers who plan to walk the Te Araroa Trail in coming months
16 Bird spotting
The patient and picturesque kingfisher
18 Photo school
How to take jaw-dropping lake shots
34 Off the beaten track
Can a visit to Lake Unknown be tacked on to the classic Five Passes trip?
40 Wild families
How to raise adventurous girls
96 Hotshot
A refreshing descent
The Manual
Wild trips
73 Hurunui No.3 Hut via Mackenzie Hut, Lake Sumner Forest Park
74 Pinnacles Track, Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve
76 St Arnaud Range Track, Nelson Lakes National Park
77 Whananaki Walkway, Whananaki South
78 Walking Weekends
The walks and views of Coromandel Town
81 Gear News
News from the outdoors
82 Wild Review
Three season tents
84 Wild books
The latest outdoor books
86 Skills, food and exercise
Nutrition skills in the hills
Twisted lunge pose for leg strengthening and back flexibility
Energy Fix: walnut truffles
88 Wild Cuisine
Ravioli with blue cheese and mushrooms
Wild buyer’s guide
89 Tramping pants, shorts and tees
91 Knives and multitools
