When darkness falls

August 2019

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Darryl Ward is a little bit wiser after his tricky trip to Atiwhakatu Hut
How a routine trip off the tops turned into a potentially perilous situation. By Darryl Ward This is not a dramatic story of crawling off the tops in a blizzard with a broken arm, but it is a reminder that we always need to be prepared to deal with unexpected challenges when in the outdoors. […]

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