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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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Carl Walrond, Tramping – Hazards, safety and guidebooks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/graph/9874/tramping-fatalities-1920s-2000s (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.

Comments

The Observer
02 March 2017
This data is completely useless without the estimated numbers for total people tramping during these periods.