WILD GEAR
I set off from the Divide Shelter on the Milford Road in late spring, and I had no idea how long this adventure would take, nor exactly where it would take me.
I planned to traverse the Southern Alps and needed to be at Farewell Spit by the end of January. I had a rough outline of the route and was to meet a few people on key dates along the way.
Eighty-five days, 1153.5km and 59,234m in elevation gain later, having truly used and abused my gear, I reached my destination.
Here are the 10 biggest gear lessons I learned along the way.
1. Even an analogue watch can fail
I took my trusty analogue watch because I wasn't sure I could keep my Garmin charged for such a long time. And what's the point in a watch with fancy exercise metrics if you aren't going to use them?
South of Arthur's Pass, I used a SunSaver Classic
