Wilderness

Each issue of Wilderness takes its readers to the most beautiful areas in New Zealand, whether by foot, mountain bike, sea kayak, raft, pony or dream.

GOING GUIDED IN NZ

Wilderness NZ

TRACK TIMES AND TECTONIC PLATES

PIGEON POST

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • Before the lockdown, what had you been up to?

WALK SHORTS

10 THINGS we missed during LOCKDOWN • As the lockdown levels drop one-by-one and our access to the mountains is restored, we dream about the things we're most looking forward to on our first trip back in the great outdoors.

AND THE THINGS WE HAVEN’T MISSED...

CANVASSING THE LANDSCAPE • Landscape painter Julia Sternkopf lugs paint, brushes and canvas into the hills to capture the colours of the backcountry.

Why summits ARE SACRED • Tania Gaffey explains why she, a Māori outdoors-woman, won’t stand on the summit of a peak

OVERNIGHTING at SYME HUT in winter • Syme Hut, Egmont National Park

A MAGNET DRAWING THE COLD AND WEARY • Spurs Hut, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

See more… FORKS • The word forks suggests a meeting place – no wonder then that several huts have the word in their names, writes Shaun Barnett

FISHING OUT a Frenchman • A river crossing goes awry but fortunately for the victim, Oscar van der Beek was on hand to help

INTO THE TUNDRA • Old Woman Hut, Old Woman Range/ Kopuwai Conservation Area

A RETURN TO THE GOOD OLD DAYS • Cone Hut and the Lower Waiohine Track, Tararua Forest Park

WILD FILE

RED HILL’S A WINNER • Red Hill, Korowai-Torlesse Conservation Park

WILD FILE

VOLCANIC VIEWS ON KAKEPUKU • Kakepuku Track, Kakepuku Mountain Historic Reserve

STEP, STAB, STING, REPEAT • On a weeklong tramp through Kahurangi National Park Shaun Barnett gets more than he bargained for

MT PETRA

WILD FILE

HOONING IN HUNUA • Dave Mitchell heads to South Auckland to ride through a forest alive with the sound of birdsong

The Best guided trips in New Zealand • Get ready for a holiday like you’ve never had before with these guided trips into places your normal tramping would never take you.

NELSON’S BYPASSED BACKYARD • One of the easiest ways to experience a South Island alpine environment within a couple of kilometres of civilisation is to walk the Coppermine Trail, a breathtaking 40km loop near Nelson’s city centre.

WILD FILE

LESSONS IN home-cooking DEHYDRATED FOOD • Jo Stilwell has been experimenting with home dehydrated meals for years. Here, she passes on some of the lessons learnt

RECIPES • Here are a few things I regularly dehydrate, and some advice on how to prepare them while tramping.

LESSONS LEARNED

SUCCESSES IN DEHY

Skills PATCH YOUR WATERPROOF TROUSERS • A crampon point will make quick work of your waterproof trousers. Alistair Hall shows you how to mend them

BANANA BITES • Wanting to wow with a quick and easy dessert that can be prepped in a hut or even outside your tent? Look no further than these Banana Bites.

KEEP IT CURRENT • Many Search and Rescue operations have occurred after people have relied on out of date information, writes Noel Bigwood

SUPPORT THE COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT WILDERNESS

A PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE TO GLASS • Choosing a camera lens for your tramping trips can be an overwhelming bombardment of numbers, letters and jargon. Matthew Cattin shares what you need to know to choose the right lens for the job

2020’s GUIDE TO INSULATED JACKETS • Everything you need to know before buying an insulated jacket.

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2020’s GUIDE TO HEADLAMPS • Headlamps are now...