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Table of contents, July 2015
Features
32 Shifting sands of time
Geology’s answer to Sherlock Holmes shares the secrets hidden in our rocks
22 Three tramps, seven days
Only in New Zealand: a week crammed with unparalleled diversity
30 Miniature hikes and huts
The artists who have bought the backcountry to the city
44 Queenstown’s Haute Route
Is it possible New Zealand has a High Route to rival Europe’s famed ski route
Waypoints
14 A Godley experience
Godley Valley, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
16 See more
Wheki-ponga
Regulars
4 Editorial
5 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
6 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
8 Walkshorts
News and events
11 Gear News
The latest gear tech and innovation
12 Five reasons to get outside this month
12 Wilderness Word
18 Wild people
Norman Hardie reflects on the 60th anniversary of climbing a Himalayan peak considered harder than Hillary’s ascent of Everest
20 Wild people
One man’s mission to reach every DOC hut in as many days
27 Wild families
Why enjoying the hills with your parents is something you won’t regret
28 Wild comment
Should DOC have told this group of experienced trampers to move on from their remote campsite
29 Wild comment
Belgian tramper defends allegations against Te Araroa Trail walkers
38 Off the Beaten Track
Exploring unchartered canyons in a pioneering expedition
80 Hotshot
Peak to peak
The Manual
Trips, skills, health, gear
52 Skills, fitness and cuisine
Conserving energy on winter hills
Be seen by a rescue helicopter
Yoga move to stretch hips
Banana and Bacon pancakes
54 Wild Review
The best wet weather jacket put through their paces
56 First look review
Black Diamond walking poles, Benchmade’s Hunter knife and Therm-A-Rest’s NeoAir
57 Wild Range
St Bathans Range, Oteake Conservation Park, Otago
WILD TRIPS
60 Homestead Hill Spur, Hakatere Conservation Park
61 Waipakihi Hut via Waipakihi River, Kaimanawa Forest Park
62 Tutoko Valley Track, Fiordland National Park
64 Taraire Ridge and Pukenui Loop Tracks, Pukenui Forest Park, Northland
65 Buyer’s guide
65 How to buy the right headlamp
68 Stay blister free with our sock buyer’s guide
Country Walking
Easy walks and weekend getaways
72 Disputed territory
What if landowners refuse to acknowledge your right of way?
73 Warm winter picnic
Tow soup recipes to warm the cockles
74 The landlocked island
A relaxing weekend in Waikato
76 Pyramids on the peninsula
Two short walks on the Otago Peninsula
