Category: Te Araroa
A day on the trail – More info https://www.teararoa.org.nz/
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Here I go, Te Araroa – Day 1
Invercargill to Bluff, Bluff is actually one of the starting points of the Te Araroa, but the directions of the stints, and how they link up is not all that important to me. I started the roughly 35km route to Bluff this morning, before 7am from Invercargill, and only one…
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Final gear checks
So close I can almost smell it, It is final gear checking time, followed by extensive weighing of every single item and questioning its existence in my pack. It is so easy to over pack and I know I will be thinking while going up the mountain… why did…
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GPS, Garmin, Satellite Tracking
Ugh, Sometimes it is just too hard, getting the route files, working it down into smaller sections, generating the correct extension, loading it into my Garmin InReach… just so hard. For safety reasons I use a Garmin InReach with satellite tracking. I also use it as a backup to not…
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Packing or Panicking
Packing, Continue to figure out what to pack and what stays behind. I have been on many overnight and multi day walks, but nothing like the scale of the Te Araroa trail. Medical kit, emergency and survival gear, electronics, hygiene items and the most difficult… food and clothing. So so…