Description
In the January 2020 issue
Features
14 Outdoor photograph of the year
Introducing the 2020 Wilderness photo competition and the incredible prizes up for grabs
20 What has the tramping year got in store for you?
With skill and tossed coins, here’s the world’s only tramping horoscope especially for you
44 Ruahine cornered
Exploring one of the North Island’s best tramping destinations
58 The ultimate guide to getting outside with your children
58 How to pass on your love of tramping to children
66 A teenager with Down syndrome proves the Great Walks are for everyone
68 How a father encouraged his daughter into mountain biking
70 Managing risk when adventuring with children
76 My home is your home
Meet the Kiwis offering beds and tent space in their homes and gardens to Te Araroa Trail walkers
Trips
24 Peak to pub
Four trips that take in a summit and a beer
26 Where to see kiwi
Sure-fire tips for spotting kiwi this summer
28 See more…
Six of DOC’s best huts
30 Popular, palatial and brand new
Powell Hut, Tararua Forest Park
32 Loop the loop
Arthur Range Loop, Kahurangi National Park
34 Sidetracked at Lagoon Saddle
Mid Hill tarns, Arthur’s Pass National Park
36 Into the wild west
Around the Mountain Circuit, Egmont National Park
38 Into the clouds
Mt Fox tarns, Westland/Tai Poutini National Park
39 A place to rest
Te Whare Okioki, Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park
40 Unrivalled in every aspect
Travers-Sabine Circuit, Nelson Lakes National Park
50 Mt biking
There’s more than one way to skin the St James Cycle Trail
Skills
82 Wild cuisine: Maple choc crispies
83 Photo school: Leading lines
84 Navigation: Navigating by stream
85 Bird spotting: North Island saddleback
Gear
72 What’s in my pack
Ten-year-old Ellie Davis shares what she packs
86 Three-season boot review
Three lightweight boots put through their paces
74 Gear for young trampers
88 Summer hiking clothes
90 Trail running shoes
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
13 Near miss
The climber who fell 600m from Mt Rolleston shares her remarkable story
16 Wild people
The Raglan teacher tackling seven sea-to-summits
18 Wild opinion
Do we need to tone down the rhetoric when it comes to talking about predator control?
22 Near miss
Knowing when to turn back is what makes a good outdoors person
82 Track chat
Author Grant Sheehan talks about his latest project: a serious of childrens books
