Kōrero: Tramping

Tramping fatalities, 1920s–2000s

Tramping fatalities, 1920s–2000s

Few people died while tramping until the 1960s. Since then the fatality rate has risen steadily, partly because of the increasing numbers of overseas tourists unaccustomed to New Zealand conditions who head for the hinterland. 

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Sources: Federated Mountain Clubs bulletins, Mountain Safety Council fatalities database, newspapers and other sources

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Carl Walrond, 'Tramping - Hazards, safety and guidebooks', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/graph/9874/tramping-fatalities-1920s-2000s (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, updated 1 Jul 2015