When you run out of tracks

May 2016

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May 2016

Negotiating boulders on the Waingawa River in the Tararuas. Photo: Ivan Rienks
Matthew Pike meets trampers who say there is a host of trips to try even when you’ve exhausted those dotted lines on the map It’s bound to happen eventually. After several decades of exploring your local ranges, you’ll scan the map from top to bottom, unable to find a stretch of track or a ridge […]
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