As winter approaches I thought I’d write a blog post on winter tramping, especially after seeing the first heavy snowfalls in New Zealand on social media.
New Zealand’s mountains are often at their most dramatically beautiful in winter, but tramping at this time of year presents a few challenges. ‘Tramping’ -the NZ word for rugged hiking, for those that don’t know – sometimes implies longer overnight walks. But I’ve been happy enough sticking to day-walks in winter. So this article is about how to get up and down medium sized mountains in winter conditions. And if you want tips for which mountains to climb, have a look at my winter best-of blog post for the South Island.
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