2019-05-01 Wilderness

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Contents

COVER:Dronescanbringnew

anglestooutdoorphotography.

PHOTO:NeilSilverwood

WAYPOINTS

ANDTRIPS

24 Anarrestingpanorama

ShallowBay,Fiordland

NationalPark

26 Thecrumbling

monument

TeHeuheu,Tongariro

NationalPark

28 Seemore...

Lighthouses

36 A tramper’speak

neartheCloudPiercer

Sebastopol,Aoraki/MtCook

NationalPark

38 TheRuahine’s

southernmosthill

WharitePeak,Ruahine

ForestPark

39 Historicalheights

inWellington

PukeAriki,Belmont

RegionalPark

40 TheotherRouteburn

RouteBurnNorthBranch,

MtAspiringNationalPark

42 Mountainbiking

RidingtheDunMountain

cycletrailinNelson

SKILLS

58 Wildcuisine:Savoury

chickpeapancakes

59 Photographinga stylish

silhouette

60 Howtocombinemap

andcompass

61 Birdspotting:Bandedrail

62 Drivinglightlyin

thebackcountry

FEATURES

22 Whatgoesin,

alwayscomesout

Behindthesceneson

thejobnobodywants–

maintainingbackcountry

toilets

30 Theworldfromabove

Droneshavemadeaerial

wildernessphotography

accessible

46 Prideonthe

PaparoaTrack

Thepeoplebuildingthe

PaparoaTrack– thecountry’s

newestGreatWalk

52 Plightofthepekapeka

Howthecitizenscience

movementishelpingsolve

themysteriesofNew

Zealand’snativebats

GEAR

63 What’sinmypack?

OutwardBound’sMegRyan

66 Wildreview

Three-seasonsleepingbags

GEAR GUIDES

68 2019’s

best gaiters

69 2019’s best

wet weather

jackets

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REGULARS

4 Editorial

6 Pigeon post
Letters to the editor

8 Last weekend
What did you get up to
last weekend?

10 Walkshorts
News from the wild

12 Wilderness word
Enter our crossword
competition to win great prizes

12 Trail life
Cartoons from the track

14 Near misses
Escaping the fury of
Farewell Spit

16 Wild people
The faces of Te Araroa
Trail walkers

18 Wild people
Kayaking the Inside Passage
in North America

20 Wild conservation
How to get involved in
backyard pest trapping

74 Track chat
Author Robert Vennell on
the history of New Zealand’s
QDWLYHćRUD

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