Wild summer weather on the Milford Track

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Mid-January icicles on the roof of Mackinnon Shelter. Photo: Rochelle Wells
Gray Severinsen rations food, practises yoga and huddles around hut fires during a wild and stormy Milford Track tramp. Mid-January at the peak of a South Island summer, what a perfect time to walk the Milford Track. When my son Greg, his wife Rochelle, and I booked the Milford in August 2020, we were aware […]
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