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Media Impressions of a Tararua Rescue

Posted on 15 July, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Sunday (a week ago, 11th July) saw what was probably a routine rescue mission in the southern Tararuas. A man (31) and a woman (27) from Wellington were somewhere in the vicinity of Alpha Hut and unexpectedly walking through deep … Continue reading →

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It’s only a magnet with a circle attached

Posted on 7 April, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I bought myself a new compass yesterday, which was another Silva Field 7 baseplate compass, identical to the one that I lost last October. It’s the most basic Silva compass on the market. It’s often marketed as being “ideal for … Continue reading →

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And now I need a new one

Posted on 26 October, 2008 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

That could have gone better. My compass has just been claimed by the Ruahine Range during an “unscheduled” pack-floating incident in the Oroua River near Iron Gates Hut. I think it must have floated out of my pocket while I … Continue reading →

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Expensive compasses

Posted on 16 August, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I went shopping for a compass at lunch time today, as I can’t find my old one since arriving back. It turns out that not much has changed: the cheapest basic base-plate compass in a tramping shop is $30, and … Continue reading →

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