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Wilderness

Oct 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.

The green prescription

Wilderness

PIGEON POST Letter of the month

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • What did you get up to last weekend?

WALK SHORTS

KAYAKING KINSHIP the river on • Seven adventurous Kiwis who kayaked the length of the Waikato River have released a book detailing their journey.

The time I wish I HAD A PLB • Readers responded with harrowing tales of misadventure when we asked them to share their near misses in the outdoors. Here’s a selection of the best entries

FROSTBITTEN

Through fear and toward freedom on TE ARAROA • Beset by anxiety, Michelle Green felt her life was spiralling out of control. But then she found tramping and the Te Araroa Trail

Growing up under canvas • Life-long camper Matthew Cattin reminisces on his childhood summers spent camping in the Far North.

DOC’s best campgrounds • DOC rangers help Wilderness rank the best conservation campgrounds in the country.

Gear for camping perfection • Make your summer camping holiday that little bit more comfortable.

THE FULL MONTY • If DOC’s cold showers and long drop toilets aren’t for you, it might be worth upgrading your holiday to a commercial campground – here are some of the country’s best.

See more… BALDIES • Bare-topped peaks often go by the name Baldy. Here are eight worth visiting.

An easy gateway to the RUAHINE TOPS • Rangiwahia Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

Above the sandfly line • Harman Pass, Arthur’s Pass National Park

BOOKABLE BUNKS FOR BUDDING BEGINNERS • A night spent on the floor of a busy hut is one sure way to put beginner trampers off the pastime, so save yourselves a sleepless night, and book.

Accessible Fiordland • Cleughearn Peak loop, Fiordland National Park

Glimpse into THE PAST • Asbestos Cottage, Kahurangi National Park

Exposed ridge route to POUAKA • Pouakai via Dover Route, Egmont National Park

A beach HIDEAWAY • Motutara Track, Motutara Recreation Reserve

An Ella’va TRAMP • On a traverse of the Ella Range in Nelson Lakes National Park, Jo Stilwell finds tramping at its finest

BACK ON BREWSTER • Peter Laurenson finds soft snow an anxiety-inducing experiencing on a spring climb of Mt Brewster in Aspiring National Park

BIG sky VIEWS • The Dusky Trail offers high country history and massive views right on the doorstep of the highest peak in the land.

The TRAMPING PRESCRIPTION • Three Kiwi trampers open up about their health issues, and how it shapes their experiences in the outdoors.

THE JOY and TRIBULATION OF LONG OUTDOOR TRIPS • Dulkara Martig explains why she – and others – prefers weeks-long wilderness journeys rather than short and sharp weekend getaways

Almost instant mac ‘n’ cheese • This easy cheesy favourite tastes fantastic, and weighs little in the pack.

STRETCHING YOUR SUSTENANCE • Bulk up your tramping meals without breaking your back with these lightweight food additions.

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

WHAT’S IN MY PACK Crystal Brindle • Crystal Brindle has been exploring the New Zealand backcountry since 2014 when she moved from the US and became a hut warden in Golden Bay. Since then, she’s racked up a fair bit of on and off-track tramping in the South Island. Crystal’s landscape photography interest encourages her to plan trips to include spectacular alpine country and means that her camera and tripod are always along for the ride.

ULTRALIGHT PACKS • Packs are among the heaviest item of kit you...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 76 Publisher: Lifestyle Publishing Ltd Edition: Oct 01 2020

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: September 21, 2020

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OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Travel & Outdoor

Languages

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.

The green prescription

Wilderness

PIGEON POST Letter of the month

Your Trips, YOUR PIX • What did you get up to last weekend?

WALK SHORTS

KAYAKING KINSHIP the river on • Seven adventurous Kiwis who kayaked the length of the Waikato River have released a book detailing their journey.

The time I wish I HAD A PLB • Readers responded with harrowing tales of misadventure when we asked them to share their near misses in the outdoors. Here’s a selection of the best entries

FROSTBITTEN

Through fear and toward freedom on TE ARAROA • Beset by anxiety, Michelle Green felt her life was spiralling out of control. But then she found tramping and the Te Araroa Trail

Growing up under canvas • Life-long camper Matthew Cattin reminisces on his childhood summers spent camping in the Far North.

DOC’s best campgrounds • DOC rangers help Wilderness rank the best conservation campgrounds in the country.

Gear for camping perfection • Make your summer camping holiday that little bit more comfortable.

THE FULL MONTY • If DOC’s cold showers and long drop toilets aren’t for you, it might be worth upgrading your holiday to a commercial campground – here are some of the country’s best.

See more… BALDIES • Bare-topped peaks often go by the name Baldy. Here are eight worth visiting.

An easy gateway to the RUAHINE TOPS • Rangiwahia Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

Above the sandfly line • Harman Pass, Arthur’s Pass National Park

BOOKABLE BUNKS FOR BUDDING BEGINNERS • A night spent on the floor of a busy hut is one sure way to put beginner trampers off the pastime, so save yourselves a sleepless night, and book.

Accessible Fiordland • Cleughearn Peak loop, Fiordland National Park

Glimpse into THE PAST • Asbestos Cottage, Kahurangi National Park

Exposed ridge route to POUAKA • Pouakai via Dover Route, Egmont National Park

A beach HIDEAWAY • Motutara Track, Motutara Recreation Reserve

An Ella’va TRAMP • On a traverse of the Ella Range in Nelson Lakes National Park, Jo Stilwell finds tramping at its finest

BACK ON BREWSTER • Peter Laurenson finds soft snow an anxiety-inducing experiencing on a spring climb of Mt Brewster in Aspiring National Park

BIG sky VIEWS • The Dusky Trail offers high country history and massive views right on the doorstep of the highest peak in the land.

The TRAMPING PRESCRIPTION • Three Kiwi trampers open up about their health issues, and how it shapes their experiences in the outdoors.

THE JOY and TRIBULATION OF LONG OUTDOOR TRIPS • Dulkara Martig explains why she – and others – prefers weeks-long wilderness journeys rather than short and sharp weekend getaways

Almost instant mac ‘n’ cheese • This easy cheesy favourite tastes fantastic, and weighs little in the pack.

STRETCHING YOUR SUSTENANCE • Bulk up your tramping meals without breaking your back with these lightweight food additions.

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

WHAT’S IN MY PACK Crystal Brindle • Crystal Brindle has been exploring the New Zealand backcountry since 2014 when she moved from the US and became a hut warden in Golden Bay. Since then, she’s racked up a fair bit of on and off-track tramping in the South Island. Crystal’s landscape photography interest encourages her to plan trips to include spectacular alpine country and means that her camera and tripod are always along for the ride.

ULTRALIGHT PACKS • Packs are among the heaviest item of kit you...


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