Peter Laurenson in snow on Raingauge Spur. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography

You can’t beat the Holdsworth-Jumbo on a good day

June 2022

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The Holdsworth-Jumbo is, arguably, the best route in the Tararua Range for a reason: it’s a loop, there’s bush, tops and river travel, and the views are sensational.

By the time the snow reaches above my gaiters, I am beginning to regret wearing shorts. In a southerly that is supposed to be dying, Peter Laurenson and I are post-holing up Raingauge Spur. As we’ve climbed, the snow has steadily gathered depth, thickly coating the ground and trees. Flakes ghost through the air in […]
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