Epic: Adventures Across Aotearoa

(Hardback)

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Over the last 50 years, sea kayakers, climbers and alpine trampers have been attempting audacious journeys across NZ that last many months. Most of these adventurers have written books on their travels. In Epic, these tales have been condensed and retold, ready for a new generation to be inspired by these very Kiwi adventures to, as Salisbury puts it in his introduction, kick their shoes off and feel the earth beneath our bare feet. The beach and bush beckon

Featured adventurers range from Graeme Dingle and Jill Tremain attempting the first traverse of the Southern Alps, to the authors own tramp across the North Island in 1995, as told in the books final chapter. This book is not intended to be an exhaustive history, but a selective anthology of endurance epics that span a variety of disciplines from tramping and mountaineering to kayaking or cycling and that trace a variety of interesting routes around the country.

In words, maps and photographs, each of the 12 chapters highlights the resilience of the human spirit when attempting feats of endurance. Both men and women are featured, while their incredible adventures are spread out from Cape to Bluff, encompassing both the North, South and Stewart islands.

Reviews

A fast-paced dramatic account of authentic experiences of survival and endurance -- Books+Publishing
In a world full of distractions, Epic is a reminder to get out there and experience the wild, stunning places of our planet they are waiting. * Grownups NZ *
From the first traverse of the Southern Alps, to the nineteen-year-old who travelled 8000km of coastline, Epic is a testament to endurance, and a reminder to get out there and experience the wild, stunning places of our planet * Age Concern *
This awesome read is a timely reminder that New Zealand offers much to celebrate and explore in your own way and own time * Motorhomes, Caravans & Destinations *
Author and photographer Ray Salisbury has a life-long love of New Zealands backcountry. In this book, he chronicles some of the amazing journeys people have undertaken across the length and breadth of his home country * Australian Country Magazine *
Heres your chance to learn exactly what it takes to mastermind a digital nomad lifestyle in a post-pandemic world from someone who has been living the life for more than seven years! (Untethered) presents a vision of travel that is both thought-provoking and humbling, an experience not of finding yourself, but of losing yourself and becoming immersed in the places where you find yourself.) * Public Service News *
Epic is the perfect title for this book as Ray Salisbury takes readers along the footsteps and intrepid water voyages of fifteen, including his own hardcore adventurers exploring spectacular New Zealand. * School Days Magazine *

Author Bio

Ray Salisbury, author and photographer, has had a lifelong love for backcountry NZ. In the 1990s, he completed a solo 80-day traverse of the North Island mountain ranges. He wrote about that epic journey in his book, Cape to Cape. Today, Ray continues to write about epic adventures in New Zealand.