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Table of contents, May 2017
Features
22 Your first 3000m peak
Climbing mountains is within your grasp: here’s how to get started
28 Hut bagging on the wild West Coast
Exploring the extensive track and hut network of the Arahura catchment
34 The parks, they are a changin’?
How should New Zealand deal with the impact of tourism growth on our national parks. We compare how parks are managed in the United States to here
40 The classics
13 classic tracks that should be on every tramper’s bucket list
56 Clubbing together to learn new skills
Tramping clubs are offering bushcraft and river safety training
Waypoints
18 Plateau wandering
Larrikin Creek Hut, Kahurangi National Park
20 See more
Earthquake features
Regulars
2 Editorial
4 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
6 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
8 Walkshorts
News from the wild
10 Wilderness word
Enter our crossword competition to win great prizes
12 Wild people
Miriam Lancewood left her nine-to-five to live full-time in the wilderness
14 Bird spotting
The inquisitive and playful fantail
16 Photo school
Mastering the art of black and white photography
80 Hotshot
Between pitches on Cloudy Peak
The manual
Wild trips
66 Tarn spotting, Ahuriri Conservation Park
68 Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine Forest Park
69 Carricktown Track, Otago
70 Wahaatua Hut, Uratawa Conservation Area
73 Walking weekends
Serendipity in Turangi’s secluded lakes and streams
74 Wild review
A lightweight water filter and crystal clear binoculars
76 Wild buyer’s guide
The season’s best wet weather jackets
Images from the issue
