Wilderness Magazine

29/03/2025

From the archive: Inflatable mattresses bring sleeping comfort to the outdoors, but they’re susceptible to sleep-ruining punctures. Knowing how to fix a leak could be a trip-saver.

Inflatable mattresses bring sleeping comfort to the outdoors, but they’re susceptible to sleep-ruining punctures. Knowing how to fix a leak could be a trip-saver.

28/03/2025

From the archive: There have been 11 fatalities on this peak. It is prone to avalanches, perilous in high winds and crosses a knife-edge ridge. But for the prepared it makes an epic mission.

There have been 11 fatalities on this peak. It is prone to avalanches, perilous in high winds and crosses a knife-edge ridge. But for the prepared it makes an epic mission.

28/03/2025

Fuelled by litres of chocolate milk, creative arts associate professor Bridget Johnson became the first woman to complete the 11 Great Walks in 11 days.

27/03/2025

PLUS: DOC urges dog owners to act after nine kiwi killed, the challenges facing the outdoor industry, call for trampers to help boost outdoor safety and more in this week's The World Outdoors.

Photo: James Norbury and Alex Felstead

27/03/2025

This adaptable stove takes inspiration from integrated canister stoves. It includes a one-litre pot but can be used with alternative cookware without a separate pot stand. Gear editor Mark Watson gives us his full review.

26/03/2025

When taking on a long-distance thru-hike like TA, every gram on your back adds up. This month we looked at 13 must-have pieces of gear for every weight-conscious tramper.

26/03/2025

An easy(ish) walk up this South Island river leads to the nine-bunk hut with a famous purple door.

25/03/2025

Imagine waking after a cosy night in a hut only to find yourself locked inside.

Unfortunately, tramper Marian Carlton and three others experienced this nightmare first-hand over Waitangi weekend when they were accidentally locked inside Barker Hut.

Read the full story to find out how they escaped.

25/03/2025

Did your feet take you somewhere wonderful last weekend? Email us a photo from the trip, if we publish it in the mag you'll get a meal from Real Meals worth $17!

Check out last month's photos for inspiration and full entry details.

25/03/2025

Want to win gear and vouchers from Walk1200km partners? Spice up your walk by completing as these Walk1200km participants have done to enter.

24/03/2025

Te Araroa’s 3000km is a lot of ground to cover. If you’re strapped for time, which sections could you pick? Here are 10 must-do sections as judged by one thru-tramper.

24/03/2025

We think of lizards as warm-climate reptiles. Surprisingly, relative to its land area, Aotearoa has more lizard (or mokomoko) species than Australia. And some New Zealand species live high in the mountains – a fact that fascinates scientists.

23/03/2025

This 56km trip up a valley and onto the Thousand Acres Plateau features prehistoric limestone remnants of the seafloor and some of the best wilderness in Kahurangi National Park.

22/03/2025

From the archive: This subalpine tableland has numerous granite tors that punctuate peat-filled valleys of tussock. Tucked away, almost out of sight, is this hut.

This subalpine tableland has numerous granite tors that punctuate peat-filled valleys of tussock. Tucked away, almost out of sight, is this hut.

21/03/2025

From the archive: Travel the tops above Lewis Pass to arrive in this basin, a veritable haven for alpine flowers, waving tussocks, and deep blue tarns.

Travel the tops above Lewis Pass to arrive in this basin, a veritable haven for alpine flowers, waving tussocks, and deep blue tarns.

21/03/2025

Five years ago Jo Booker was paralysed and in intensive care after contracting a rare illness. Now she’s finished her first year of the Walk1200km challenge, averaging more than 100km a week while raising money to protect native species.

20/03/2025

PLUS: The joy of slow hiking, kea return to Aoraki/Mt Cook en masse, an ethical guide to hiking the Inca Trail and more in this week's The World Outdoors.

Photo: Trey Ratcliff, CC-2.0

PLUS: The joy of slow hiking, kea return to Aoraki/Mt Cook en masse, an ethical guide to hiking the Inca Trail and more in this week's The World Outdoors.

20/03/2025

These six gear items will help you knock out the kilometres to achieve your Walk1200km goals!