Top 3 scrambles

August 2013

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August 2013

Gloriana Peak (2218m) is an easy scramble in the St James Conservation Area. Photo: Pat Barrett
Pat Barrett chooses his three best peaks to scramble up Scrambles, so called because they require both hands and feet to enable progress, and perhaps a few basic rock climbing moves, are not always without some risk. Though not technically described as climbing, they require sound judgement, excellent fitness, and  a good eye for the […]
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