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Stag Creek waterfall, Waitaha Valley, Westland

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Stagger into paradise

As the thunder of a thousand white hooves hammered the rocks below this impressive 60m waterfall, we stripped off our clothes and plunged into the deep glacial green pool below. Upstream, the iconic six-bunk Ivory Lake Hut is only 30-minutes’ climb away, requiring some nerve to negotiate the ledges on an exposed route to the […]

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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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