Dan Slater

  • Pills ‘n’ hills and roadkill: ​The 1964 guide to cycle touring in the South Island

    Pills ‘n’ hills and roadkill: ​The 1964 guide to cycle touring in the South Island

    Dan Slater spent a month circumnavigating Te Waipounamu by bicycle so you don’t have to. Actually, you should, because it’s a good time. But there are a few things you really need to know first. AH, CYCLE TOURING IN AOTEAROA – LIVING THE DREAM! DAY AFTER DAY OF GENTLE PEDALLING ALONG COUNTRY LANES, WHISTLING JAUNTY…

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  • Lost and found

    Lost and found

    How a Mount Aspiring mystery was solved. 2016 A PAIR OF BOOTS, COMPLETE WITH GAITERS, CRAMPONS, AND SOCKS. A FEW LONG BONES SCATTERED ACROSS THE ICE. THIS KIND OF THING MAY BE SO COMMON ON SAGARMATHA / MT. EVEREST THAT CLIMBERS ARE INURED TO IT, BUT THIS WASN’T NEPAL. IT WAS AOTEAROA. THE LAST THING…

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