While most trampers do all they can to cut weight from their pack, Regan Bridge is going in the opposite direction and aiming for the heaviest pack he can carry. Regan Bridge does what you probably don’t want to: he goes tramping with 50kg-plus strapped to his back – and he does it for fun. […]
About the author
Katrina Megget
Katrina Megget is a freelance journalist, life coach and adventurer and has written extensively for Wilderness about Te Araora. Her work has appeared in the British Medical Journal, Scientific American and The Telegraph, and she is the former editor of British B2B publication PharmaTimes Magazine. Katrina has walked Te Araroa and sailed around the coast of Great Britain with her husband. She is currently writing a book on her TA experience.
Kuataika and Smyth Ridge tracks, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park
Lake Stream Hut, Victoria Forest Park
In search of greatness
Maungatautari Over the Mountain Track, Waikato
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