If you haven’t already heard of it, Te Araroa (literally ‘long pathway’) is Aotearoa/New Zealand’s version of those famous thru-hikes such as the Appalachian Trail, the Camino de Santiago, the Pacific Crest Trail. Thru-hikes are expected to take a significant amount of time (months) although you can do bits of them at a time (sectionContinue reading “Te Araroa: What, why, when”
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Gear list
What are we taking and how much does it weigh? Very good questions. Not entirely sure, yet, but here is the latest estimate. What we’ll wear while walking: T shirt (Icebreaker), shorts, socks (Icebreaker) and boots (Lowa), sunhat, underwear, walking poles (Leki), gaiters, sunglasses/glasses. Gear carried in Osprey Ariel 55 l pack. This has noContinue reading “Gear list”
Tramping with migraine in Aotearoa/New Zealand 