Morning light on Mt Sefton with Mueller Hut below. Photo: Ray Salisbury

Mueller Hut, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

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Nicknamed the ‘highest backpacker hostel in New Zealand’, the fifth incarnation of Mueller Hut squats on the snowfield beside twin long-drops. It was opened in July 2003 by Sir Edmund Hillary. As a youngster, Hillary had come here on a family holiday, ascending the modest slopes of Mt Ollivier on the Sealy Range. It was […]

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Ray Salisbury

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Ray Salisbury

Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.

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