Shaun Barnett Across the Pass

Shaun Barnett is an outdoors author, editor and photographer who began tramping as a teenager in the mountains of Hawke's Bay  - and has tramped the length and breadth of the country since.

He's co-authored multiple award-winning books, but in his latest work,  it's the words of others he's brought to the fore. 

Across the Pass: A Collection of New Zealand Tramping Writing features the work of a range of Kiwis - from Sir Edmund Hillary and adventurer Graeme Dingle to peace activist Elsie Locke and poet Sam Hunt.

Trampers in the mist, Te Atuaoparapara, Ruahine Forest Park. Photo / Shaun Barnett

Detail of Norman Elder's map of the Kaweka Range (1950s), Heretaunga Tramping Club archive, Hastings.

Peter Laurenson in the snow, Raingauge Spur, Tararua. Photo / Shaun Barnett

Jeannine Tuffin and Andy Dennis crossing Cattle Flat, Dart Valley, Mt Aspiring. Photo / Shaun Barnett.

Trampers Andy Reisinger, Lou Thornley, Tony Gates, fly camping Ruamahanga Valley, Tararua. Photo / Shaun Barnett

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