Photo: Peter Laurenson

The light above the leatherwood

August 2024

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A panoramic traverse of the Ruahine tops between the Makaroro and Waipawa rivers.

There is no point in trying to keep boots dry when heading to Colenso Spur. On the 4.5km approach, the Makaroro River is crossed numerous times, and by the time the orange triangle high above the river is spotted, your boots will be soaked through.  I’d been dropped 3km up the Makaroro River at the […]
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Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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