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Winter ridges

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September 2012

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By Ruth Soukoutou

A tramper climbs the ridge behind Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track in Fiordland National Park with the Takitimu Mountains in the distance. Shot on Fuji S5800 at f5.0 and 1/240.

– David Barnes

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