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Table of contents, October 2015
Features
16 Backcountry flag – it’s time to vote!
Take a look at the finalists and vote for your favourite
34 Hard bastards holiday
Killing stoats deep in Te Urewera
38 To all those who think they’re past it…
How weekly walking groups are inspiring retirees off the couch
42 Power to the people
Has giving money to volunteers to restore the backcountry actually worked?
Waypoints
18 Alpine quick fix
Mt Armstrong, Aspiring National Park
20 Backcountry for rookies
Mt Guy, Hakatere Conservation Park
22 See more
Mountain neinei
Regulars
4 Editorial
6 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor
7 Last weekend
What did you get up to last weekend?
8 Walkshorts
News and events
12 Gear news
The latest gear tech and innovation
14 Reader tips
Readers recommend recently discovered secrets
14 Wilderness Word
24 Wild people
Phillip Melchior shares haunting tales of search and rescue missions past and present
26 Wild diversions
The quest to find an invaluable ring lost in the Ruahines
27 Wild comment
When alcohol and tramping don’t mix
28 Off the Beaten Track
Wild weather and wilder terrain in classic West Coast tramp
88 Hotshot
Crossing the Olivine River, Fiordland
The Manual
Trips, skills, health, gear
WILD TRIPS
52 Girdlestone via Mitre Peak, Tararua Forest Park
54 Harwoods Hole, Abel Tasman National Park
55 Kawhatau Base Hut via Crow Hut, Ruahine Forest Park
56 Kirwans Hut, Victoria Forest Park
58 Wild Range
Lockett Range, Kahurangi National Park
62 First look reviews
Stove, fitness tracker, wet weather jacket, sandals and outdoor watch
64 Skills, fitness and cuisine
Make it easier for your rescuers when activating a PLB
Survive avalanche season on Great Walks
How to fit a pack
Fitness – stretch your legs
66 Buyer’s guide to packs
66 Multiday packs
68 Hydration Packs
70 Day packs
72 Overnight packs
73 Alpine packs
74 Travel packs
75 Urban packs
NZ Country Walking
78 Should I be scared of cows?
Be safe around these mostly docile creatures
79 Picnic recipes
Snacks as good cold as they are warm
80 Relaxing weekends
Walking trips to Golden Bay and Rotorua Lakes
