The campfire

@Ian_H on the mark.

Agreed!

Bucklands hut i like.On Westcoast. (Buller)

I've always loved this story far more than the Everest ascent. Sir Ed, you bloody legend! :D

doc may have been hoping people werent going to consider a building a few decades old held that much importance to people, but got more objections than they expected

more info http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11711261

I've just re-watched the film documentary "Beyond the Edge" which I think came out 2-3 years ago that focused on Hilary climbing Everest. Very good doco btw. One interesting snippet that complemented what was shown on ...

ironically people on health bends in the west can end up eating a lot more soy than asians do.... they don't live on the stuff and as honora said the fermented soy is less of ...

Trail running as a pre-race training event used to be and probably still is forbidden on the coast-to-coast mountain running section (Deception - Mingha). These folks pass themselves off as trampers.

Got the replacement pack, updated design. uses brown alloy on all zips as well as a couple of other design changes...

He probably is. I've stealth-camped all over Europe to save costs but wouldn't dream of not buying a hut pass! He really is a very personable individual. He makes an effort to introduce himself and engage ...

even more frustrating if your funding request is denied and all your hard work becomes undone...

Biodiversity Huts, Fiordland Historic Heritage Assessment http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/conservation/historic/by-region/fiordland/biodiversity-huts.pdf

Balance in parroting even amounts of stuff that interested people say is what you tend to get when news media no longer have the resources to employ people with the experience to research, understand and ...

Carry on regardless in what you believe in.

If the 11 billion figure is true, and I have few doubts it is... the tourism industry would be paying billions in tax every year... It must be remembered that the conservation estate is the ...

http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/201813141/doc-accused-of-neglecting-historic-building

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/83303202/marlborough-woman-warns-drivers-to-be-careful-after-chain-disaster-getting-to-rainbow-ski-area

http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/what-we-do/publications/media-release/auckland-unitary-plan-could-have-serious-consequences-nature-a

greens policy to finance predator control in nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11691755

Hi, I walked the monument from the beach when camping and kayaking on the Lake last year. I don't recall any obvious path from the summit off to the South West, towards the path towards ...

The Department of Conservation ignored a Southland Conservation Board recommendation to allow aeroplanes to land on a remote Stewart Island airstrip. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/82852907/DOC-ignored-Southland-Conservation-Board-advice-on-is...

Thanks, frankB for the recipe and I was wondering where to find activated charcoal so that tip about garden centres is great. I find if the boots get wet and then stay dry for the day ...

@waynowski No that's no good, they wouldn't even notice.

quite a few top alpine climbers have had bad accidents in scenarios where they werent in a particularly dangerous spot but didnt consider they needed to give their full attention to staying safe and have ...