Experienced tramper Simon Sawers is embarking on a 3300km fundraiser starting with Te Araroa South Island. He asked Wilderness for advice on streamlining his set-up. By Mark Watson and Leigh Hopkinson Goal UK man Simon Sawers is a long-distance tramper, hillwalker and qualified mountain leader with the British Mountaineering Council. He thru-hiked Te Araroa, southbound, in 2018–19 and repeated sections of […]
About the author
Mark Watson
Wilderness gear editor Mark Watson divides his workdays between graphic design, writing and photography. His passion for tramping, climbing, cycling and storytelling has taken him all over Aotearoa and the world in search of great trails, perfect moves and epic light. He has published four books and his photographs have featured in numerous publications. Especially motivated by long distance travel, he has tramped Te Araroa and cycled from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
Ministry of Works Historic Hut, Kahurangi National Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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