Lake Christabel Hut, Lewis Pass National Reserve It is inevitable. The blizzard blows hard in our frosted faces, the temperature is a tropical minus five, and the visibility is only a hundred metres in the swirling snow flurries. Our boots fail to grip the ice and we are chilled to the bone – I love […]
About the author
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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