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Wilderness

Mar 01 2020
Magazine

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.

A GREAT WALK BRINGS NEW HOPE

Wilderness NZ

PIGEON POST

Letter of the month

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • WHAT DID YOU GET UP TO LAST WEEKEND?

WALK SHORTS

SARAH MAY LITTLE

The prizes • Thanks to our sponsors, we’re able to offer each of our three winners an amazing outdoor experience that will provide lifelong memories – not to mention more great photo opportunities.

HOW TO HELP OUR HUTS • Sweeping the floors is a good start, but there are plenty more ways trampers can help maintain backcountry huts.

TALES FROM THE BACKCOUNTRY • Spend enough time in backcountry huts and you’re bound to meet some interesting people. Rob Gerard, shares some of his hut tales

WHIO find SAFE HARBOUR • A rugged weekend of volunteering turned into a life mission for a Wellington couple.

See more… GERARD CARRINGTON’S LEGACY • Inspired by a young adventurer, Shaun Barnett finds six locations that share the name Carrington

BLUE VIEW • Fanthams Peak, Egmont National Park

Gateway to Westland • The Gateway, West Coast

HEADS PROVE A WINNER • The Whangarei Heads is a walker’s paradise and according to Matthew Cattin, who undertook a mission to climb its three summits in one day, it’s criminally underrated

WILD TRIPS

ABOVE THE GLACIER • Rob Roy Peak, Mt Aspiring National Park

DOUBLE HUT AND BEYOND • Double Hut, Hakatere, Conservation Area

Finding OUR KIWI SELVES TRAMPING • Keri Algar enjoys wet boots and outdoor friendship on an Arahura-Styx trip

BIKE THE BANKS • DAVE MITCHELL RIDES TWO BANKS PENINSULA TRAILS, INCLUDING A LONG AND SHORT OPTION ALONG THE TE ARA PÃTAKA WALKWAY

DITCHING the stove • A growing number of thru-hikers are leaving their stoves at home in a bid to save weight and time on the trail. Matthew Cattin investigates if the fad cuts the mustard

HOMEMADE BILTONG

A COLD-SOAKED CLASSIC

More than a track • The Paparoa Great Walk has been beset by storms and slips, however, at the official track opening, Kathy Ombler discovered how the challenging project has also pulled a community together

How to care FOR YOUR GEAR • Tramping gear is not cheap, but it can last a lifetime if given the proper care and maintenance. Matthew Cattin learns how to make your favourite bits of kit last longer

GET YOUR PACK BACK TO BRAND NEW

LET YOUR BAG BREATHE

FIXING A TENT POLE

CLEAN A BURNT-ON POT

NO-BAKE FRIES • You won’t care about the cost in weight of bringing spuds on your next trip if you can make this delicious side.

WHAT’S IN MY PACK • Author and super-tramper Geoff Spearpoint enjoys chasing fine weather in the hills with a light pack and good friends. Here’s what he packs.

2020’s BEST SLEEPING BAGS • Down-filled bags make up the majority of this year’s sleeping bag offerings as most manufacturers have applied waterproof coatings to the down, which has negated the main benefit offered by synthetic fill bags. Keep an eye out for quilts this year – they are gaining in popularity due to their packability and weight advantage.

TEMPERATURE RATING

QUILTS

BROKEN in • Wilderness staff and gear reviewers test their kit for you.

2020’s best multi-day tramping boots • These stiff-soled and durable boots provide the necessary support to carry multi-day loads over rough terrain including, with the aid of crampons, crossing alpine passes.

COASTING AROUND NEW ZEALAND • Dunc Wilson completed the first circumnavigation of...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 84 Publisher: Lifestyle Publishing Ltd Edition: Mar 01 2020

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  • Release date: February 24, 2020

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Travel & Outdoor

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English

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.

A GREAT WALK BRINGS NEW HOPE

Wilderness NZ

PIGEON POST

Letter of the month

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • WHAT DID YOU GET UP TO LAST WEEKEND?

WALK SHORTS

SARAH MAY LITTLE

The prizes • Thanks to our sponsors, we’re able to offer each of our three winners an amazing outdoor experience that will provide lifelong memories – not to mention more great photo opportunities.

HOW TO HELP OUR HUTS • Sweeping the floors is a good start, but there are plenty more ways trampers can help maintain backcountry huts.

TALES FROM THE BACKCOUNTRY • Spend enough time in backcountry huts and you’re bound to meet some interesting people. Rob Gerard, shares some of his hut tales

WHIO find SAFE HARBOUR • A rugged weekend of volunteering turned into a life mission for a Wellington couple.

See more… GERARD CARRINGTON’S LEGACY • Inspired by a young adventurer, Shaun Barnett finds six locations that share the name Carrington

BLUE VIEW • Fanthams Peak, Egmont National Park

Gateway to Westland • The Gateway, West Coast

HEADS PROVE A WINNER • The Whangarei Heads is a walker’s paradise and according to Matthew Cattin, who undertook a mission to climb its three summits in one day, it’s criminally underrated

WILD TRIPS

ABOVE THE GLACIER • Rob Roy Peak, Mt Aspiring National Park

DOUBLE HUT AND BEYOND • Double Hut, Hakatere, Conservation Area

Finding OUR KIWI SELVES TRAMPING • Keri Algar enjoys wet boots and outdoor friendship on an Arahura-Styx trip

BIKE THE BANKS • DAVE MITCHELL RIDES TWO BANKS PENINSULA TRAILS, INCLUDING A LONG AND SHORT OPTION ALONG THE TE ARA PÃTAKA WALKWAY

DITCHING the stove • A growing number of thru-hikers are leaving their stoves at home in a bid to save weight and time on the trail. Matthew Cattin investigates if the fad cuts the mustard

HOMEMADE BILTONG

A COLD-SOAKED CLASSIC

More than a track • The Paparoa Great Walk has been beset by storms and slips, however, at the official track opening, Kathy Ombler discovered how the challenging project has also pulled a community together

How to care FOR YOUR GEAR • Tramping gear is not cheap, but it can last a lifetime if given the proper care and maintenance. Matthew Cattin learns how to make your favourite bits of kit last longer

GET YOUR PACK BACK TO BRAND NEW

LET YOUR BAG BREATHE

FIXING A TENT POLE

CLEAN A BURNT-ON POT

NO-BAKE FRIES • You won’t care about the cost in weight of bringing spuds on your next trip if you can make this delicious side.

WHAT’S IN MY PACK • Author and super-tramper Geoff Spearpoint enjoys chasing fine weather in the hills with a light pack and good friends. Here’s what he packs.

2020’s BEST SLEEPING BAGS • Down-filled bags make up the majority of this year’s sleeping bag offerings as most manufacturers have applied waterproof coatings to the down, which has negated the main benefit offered by synthetic fill bags. Keep an eye out for quilts this year – they are gaining in popularity due to their packability and weight advantage.

TEMPERATURE RATING

QUILTS

BROKEN in • Wilderness staff and gear reviewers test their kit for you.

2020’s best multi-day tramping boots • These stiff-soled and durable boots provide the necessary support to carry multi-day loads over rough terrain including, with the aid of crampons, crossing alpine passes.

COASTING AROUND NEW ZEALAND • Dunc Wilson completed the first circumnavigation of...


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