Even decades of experience for the best of deerstalkers sometimes is not enough to guarantee good decision making. A South Island hunter shares their story about a life-changing hunt with...
For a Christchurch father, hiring a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) for an overnight tramp with his sons was “the single best decision” he made. The father of two shares his...
With the final destination in sight it can be easy to just push on, but Lena Blesin says it was the “right decision” not to attempt to cross the “strong...
Stop and take your pack off, drink some water, eat a snack, think about what you see and have a chat with your group. These are all basic steps everyone...
Sometimes it is just not worth the risk, Steve Healy says after his tramping group made the sensible decision to abandon an unsafe river crossing in the Remutaka Forest Park...