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Thumbnail of West Coast River with boulders | Richard Wells

26th June 2023

2min

Coroner Endorses Safety Advice After Trampers Drown

Media Release | The coroner’s findings into the death of two university students in the Makarora River in 2020 highlight the dangers of river crossings while tramping in Aotearoa. The...

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5th April 2022

4min

Don’t take on a river in the heat of the moment

Story | Braden Currie might be at the top of his game in world Ironman racing, but his roots run deep in off-road and technical backcountry terrain. Earlier this year...

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1st July 2021

2 min

Coroner’s report prompts river safety reminder

Media Release | The release of the coroner’s findings into a Hawke’s Bay river crossing tragedy is a timely reminder for trampers to refresh their knowledge on how to identify an unsafe river, says NZ Mountain Safety...

10th March 2021

3min

‘This Isn’t an Easy Story to Tell’ | A Hunter's Learnings

Story | 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...

26th November 2020

4min

Packing a PLB - ‘the single best decision’

Story | 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...

3rd November 2020

2min

Turning around can be the hardest decision to make

Story | 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...

30th October 2020

2min

Do you really need to cross?

Story | 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...

29th September 2020

3min

Tramping party make life-saving decision

Story | 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...