What do you do when you’re in the wild and your gear goes kaput? We spoke to five trampers who used creative fixes when their gear let them down. When Chris Tuffley, from Palmerston North, found the seam of his shorts failing, he got handy with some dental floss. “I thought they’d be durable, but […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
A tale of adventure and tragedy
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
The trail of the tenacious
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
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My gear through the decades