Sue Cardwell put in the time to ensure daughter Sophie would enjoy tramping as much as she did.
For writer Sue Cardwell, the real victory of being on the Routeburn Track was the landmark step forward in a propaganda war to ‘sell’ hiking to their daughter, Sophie.
Sue had dreamed of hiking with Sophie since before she was born, inspired by the outdoorsy kids seen on the trail. But Sophie was in a phase where she was terrified even to walk on dirt.
They found the trick to getting Sophie on the track was doing the groundwork.
Missed Friday’s feature? Tramper creates new free backcountry trip planing tool, the easy Nordic habits that could make your winter more active, Taranaki Maunga summit ranks among toughest days hikes in world and more in last week’s The World Outdoors.
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Last week in tramping history
Mt Egmont climbing tragedy
26 July 1953
On 26 July 1953 New Zealand’s worst alpine tragedy occurred on the slopes of Taranaki Maunga. A 31-strong climbing party was returning from the summit in cold and icy conditions when a roped-together group of four women and two men fell over a 12m bluff. Ruth Caldwell (29), Janet Cameron (20), Julie Cassels (18) and Ellen McBeth (18) were members of the nurses’ tramping club at the local hospital. The two men were Andrew Lornie (17) and Keith Russell (25).
Photo of the week 📸
Photo: Sarah McLaren
Tararua Tramping Club members struck a pose at Pouākai Tarn. From left, Sieny Pollard, Leonore Hoke, Sarah McLaren, Paul Bruce, Jane-Pyar Mautner and Susi Lang.
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