The eastern ridge of the Crown Range provides a picturesque gateway to the Pisa Range offering mountainous views of the Queenstown and Wānaka regions. This route is popular with mountain bikers and hikers. By Lee Johnson At the back of the Crown Range summit car park, a wide orange-poled track begins ascending to the ridge. It […]
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Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson lives at the foot of the Remarkables in Queenstown. He spends his weekends camping and tramping on the iconic ridgelines and peaks of Otago and Fiordland. Originally from the Peak District in the UK, Lee’s love for tramping has taken him all over the globe. You’ll usually find him packing up his car on a Friday night and heading into the hills. He has been writing articles for Wilderness since 2021.
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