TY - BOOK AU - Potton, Craig, TI - So far so good: a three-month traverse of the Southern Alps SN - 9780947503123 AV - GV199.44 U1 - 919.371 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Nelson, New Zealand PB - Potton & Burton KW - Potton, Craig KW - Hiking KW - New Zealand KW - South Island KW - Wilderness areas KW - Psychological aspects KW - Mountaineering KW - Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana KW - Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana (N.Z.) KW - Description and travel N1 - From the Darrans to Makarora -- The Landsborough to Mount Cook -- Mount Cook to Arthur's Pass -- Arthur's Pass to Nelson Lakes -- Wilderness musings N2 - 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 ER -