Tạp chí du lịch Wilderness 2014 March

Tap chi du lich Wilderness 2014 March

NZ $9.95 Aust $9.95 INCL GST www.wildernessmag.co.nz know more, do more, live more MARCH 2014 Visit three unique stone huts ESTIMA TE THE DISTANCE TO YOUR DESTINATION Great Barrier Island mapped in 3D ESSENTIAL GEAR HOW TO BUY YOUR NEXT SLEEPING BAG AND MAT FRE E GET YOUR LOWE ALPINE DRYFLO BASELAYER! (See p54 for details) NAMING RIGHTS Why getting a mountain named after yourself is a matter of life or death WANDER THE WANGAPEKA TOPS THREE SUMMER DAYS IN GLORIOUS KAHURANGI NATIONAL PARK MULTI-DAY PACK REVIEW LARGE-CAPACITY PACKS FOR LONG-HAUL TRIPS NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SCARY 10 WHITE-KNUCKLE TRAMPS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU WISHING YOU’D OPTED FOR A GREAT WALK ARTHUR’S PASS 1 5 0TH Celebrate the founding of the iconic pass by hiking its newest track 35 Lowe Alpine’s legendary DryFlo® technology offers the highest level of breathability and odour control in an easy to maintain, long life baselayer. Wicks for cool comfort Traps air for winter warmth Dries super-fast Is anti-microbial It’s the ideal year round performance baselayer. Available now from Lowe Alpine Specialist stores throughout NZ. Auckland: Living Simply, Outdoor Action, Dwights Outdoors, Waikato: Trek & Travel, Equip Outdoors, BOP: Whakatane Great Outdoors, Taupo: Outdoor Attitude, Taranaki: Kiwi Outdoors, Wellington: Dwights Outdoors, Motueka: Coppins Outdoors, Nelson: Rollos Outdoors, Christchurch: Complete Outdoors, Wanaka: MT Outdoors, Alexandra: Trenz Outdoors, Queenstown: Small Planet, Invercargill: Southern Adventure. 'LVWULEXWHGE\2XW¿WWHUVZZZRXW¿WWHUVQHWQ] www.wildernessmag.co.nz 1 CONTENTS MARCH 2014 FEATURES 34 Cliff hanger You’ve gone too far, you can’t go back and you’re frozen to the spot… what do you do? 38 Winning photos Take a look at the best photos submitted to the Wilderness photo competition 46 $UWKXU·V3DVV (Z[OL[OHUUP]LYZHY`VM[OLÄYZ[JYVZZ- ing of Arthur’s Pass approaches, Wilder- ness looks back on its history and the new walking track opening this month 50 Naming rights How prominent outdoor features are named and why getting a mountain named after yourself is a matter of life or death WAYPOINTS 18 Destinations Liverpool Hut, Mt Aspiring National Park 20 See more Three unique huts all made out of stone 221HZ=HDODQG·VVFDULHVWWUDPSV You’ll need to watch your footing on these 10 frighteners FREE GIFT Subscribe to Wilderness this month and you’ll receive a Lowe Alpine DryFlo baselayer worth $50 While stocks last. T&Cs apply. 38 34 46 22 54 2 - March 2014 THE MANUAL Trips, skills, health, gear :,/'75,36 56 Jollie Brook Circuit, Lake Sumner Forest Park 58 Waipu Caves Walk, Waipu Caves Sce- nic Reserve 59 Te Toiokawharu, Waitakere Ranges Regional Park 60 Hole in the Hill, Charleston, West Coast 61 Wild Range Great Barrier Island, Hauraki Gulf Marine Park 64 Gear review Four multi-day backpacks put through their paces 65 First look review (UL_JS\ZP]LÄYZ[SVVRH[;L]H»Z6YPNPUHS sandal 66 Skills Brush up your outdoor skills: safely cross HYP]LY[HRLHULJVMYPLUKS`SVVZ[VWÄ_ your pack strap with supplejack and clean your sleeping bag on a budget Cover: /PRPUN[OL-V_9P]LY[V)HSSYVVT6]LYOHUNPU7HWHYVH5H[PVUHS7HYR Story, p60. Photo: Dennis Radermacher CONTENTS REGULARS 4 Editorial 5 3LJHRQSRVW Letters to the editor 8 Last weekend What did you get up to last weekend? 10 Walkshorts News and events 14 Five reasons to get outside this month 14 Wilderness Word Enter our crossword competition to win great prizes 16 :LOG3HRSOH Meet the alpine gran trying to climb all New Zealand’s 3000m peaks 26 Off the Beaten Track Making friends and new discoveries on Kahurangi’s Wangapeka tops 32 Wild families How learning lessons of the outdoors can prepare kids for the world outside the hills 33 Wild comment >O`KVWLVWSLSPNO[O\[ÄYLZPU[OLTPKKSL of summer? 78 Out there In the Mokihinui backcountry, history is being made here and now 80 Hotshot 6]LY[OL[VWZ MARCH 2014 16 61 BUYERS GUIDES 68 Sleeping bags 72 Sleeping mats 68 [...]... Mackenzie, centre, during one of her less happy tramping moments DAVID NOTON 32 - March 2014 WILD weather’s cold and gear needs drying, but what’s the point in lighting one in summer? HUGH VAN NOORDEN Some like it hot I Hazel Phillips Cool scam, the fake DOC note found at Mid Caples Hut www.wildernessmag.co.nz 33 CLIFF HANGER It happens all the time: a tramper commits to a Matthew Pike 34 - March 2014 ... “It’s a great tramping track,” said Henderson “The gradient’s nice – there aren’t many bad hills – and there are several climbs you can do makes a great day walk.” www.wildernessmag.co.nz 13 MARCH 2 REASONS TO GET OUTSIDE in March MARCH 29 MARCH 22 WALKSHORTS NELSON TRAMPING CLUB WILL FOLLOW AN EASY 4X4 TRACK UP TO RED HILLS HUT BEFORE CONTINUING TO THE RED HILLS PLATEAU, EAST OF ST ARNAUD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY... narrow hilltop (5) 19 wilderness (7) 22 Juicy refreshing fruits that are source of vitamin C (7) 23 Small natural stream (5) 24 Group of trees growing together (5) 25 Stops mountain ascent due to bad weather, eg (7) 14 - March 2014 8 1 2 3 4 9 10 Sloping areas beside rivers (5) Native fauna (7) Lightweight watercraft (5) Small lump of gold you might be 5 6 _ Army knife - handy 11 wilderness tool (5)... Hidden Solution: South Island wilderness high spot (5,8) January's Hidden Solution: Pest control bush (7) 21 15 Safety gear used during PAM HUTTON, WWW.PUZZLEBEETLE.CO.NZ (7) 5 Unwanted visitors that destroy environment like rabbits in NZ, eg (5) 8 Wildlife can be this - wilderness is abseiling (7) 16 Had brief rest stop during tramp (6) 18 Tense situation - result of wilderness accident, maybe (5)... Tatonka Pyrox 45 DEPUTY EDITOR MATTHEW PIKE REVIEWED THIS PACK IN DECEMBER’S ISSUE OF WILDERNESS, NOW WE HAVE ONE TO GIVE AWAY Just sign up to our e-newsletter – Wilderness Weekly – by Friday, question in the newsletter sent to visit wildernessmag.co.nz and type your name and email address into the Stay Informed box 12 - March 2014 The Pyrox is made from a light fabric which is also tear resistant Its main... improbable route G - RD www.wildernessmag.co.nz 25 OFF THE Wandering the WANGAPEKA TOPS Pat Barrett makes new Tim Hayward on the Arthur Range H eat shimmers over the river bed of the Wangapeka as Tim Hayward and I walk the final kilometres to Chummies Track under a flawless blue sky www.wildernessmag.co.nz 27 OFF THE Tramping the Wangapeka Track with Mt Patriach above 28 - March 2014 We’re soaked, panting... Safety Code and make sure you tell someone your plans alarm if you haven’t returned www.wildernessmag.co.nz 15 WILD Alpine gran M Jo Morgan didn’t take up mountaineering until she was 58 Now she’s addicted Jo Morgan on Aoraki/Mt Cook - Matthew Pike THE MOUNTAINS JO HAS CLIMBED SO FAR • • • • • • • • • 16 - March 2014 Camping is life WAYPOINTS Little red shed Liverpool Hut, Mt Aspiring National Park... Designed by Kiwis for Kiwis • Available from a stockist near you • For details visit www.kiwicamping.co.nz www.wildernessmag.co.nz 29 OFF THE Swingbridge over Wangapeka River There’s a surprise in store for us: the new Wangapeka Lake Historic Cecil Kings Hut WILD FILE Access Grade Time Map 30 - March 2014 FAMILY JO STILWELL The not-so-reluctant TRAMPER apply to the world outside the hills, writes Jo Stilwell... corrugated iron Because of the avalanche risk, DOC recommends trampers use nearby Royal Hut during spring and winter TEVA.COM/NZ | STOCKISTS: 0800 805 806 exposure New Zealand’s scariest tramps Richard Davies and Mark Watson The step on Bannister Ridge A slippery rock step, high on a Tararua ridge - RD 22 - March 2014 RICHARD DAVIES Trampers traversing the scary Selborne Range MARK WATSON WAYPOINTS Riding... immense effort, constructing the large but elegant hut, which was opened in 1949 Ed Hillary visited it, poet James K Baxter wrote in it, and artist John Drawbridge sketched in it - Shaun Barnett 20 - March 2014 This shelter lies on the Te Araroa Trail, in Bush Stream Stone huts have existed here since the 1880s, when the area was part of Mesopotamia Station The current hut, originally built in 1939, features