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Potton, Craig,

So far so good : a three-month traverse of the Southern Alps / Craig Potton. - Nelson, New Zealand Potton & Burton 2016. - 167 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm

From the Darrans to Makarora -- The Landsborough to Mount Cook -- Mount Cook to Arthur's Pass -- Arthur's Pass to Nelson Lakes -- Wilderness musings.

In 1980, pre-eminent New Zealand landscape photographer Craig Potton, traversed the Southern Alps, a three-month tramping and mountaineering trip that started at Milford Sound and ended in Nelson Lakes National Park. Now, over 35 years later, Craig Potton recounts the experience in So Far, So Good. In part, this is the story of four friends embarking on a youthful adventure in the mountains, dealing with all of the challenges that travelling in this environment presents. But it is also a thoughtful reflection on what it means to spend an extended period of time in the wilderness. Heavily illustrated with photographs taken on the trip, this is a book for anyone with an interest in tramping and mountaineering, and the experience of wild places.

ISBN: 9780947503123 0947503129

Subjects--Personal Names:
Potton, Craig--Travel--New Zealand--Southern Alps/Kaī Tiritiri o te Moana.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hiking--New Zealand--South Island.
Wilderness areas--Psychological aspects.
Mountaineering--New Zealand--Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana (N.Z.)--Description and travel.

LC Class. No.: GV199.44

Dewey Class. No.: 919.371