THE COURAGE IN TURNING BACK
AS HER TRAMPING club one by one navigated a large boulder blocking the track, doubt crept into Sharon Boulton’s mind.
She watched the way their backs twisted as each group member eased around the obstacle, and her uncertainty grew – her back might not move that way.
If it didn’t, she might get stuck, or worse, fall.
It was the first outing of a week-long trip with her club – a day walk to Carol Hut in Arthur’s Pass National Park – and Boulton didn’t want to spoil the day with an avoidable accident.
“The drop off either side would compromise the
