Description
On the top of peak in the Tararuas on the map – the ridges are shown in the correct direction for walking off the ridge. This was confirmed to me by Ralph Jorgensen, a well-known surveyor.
The map doesn’t show all of the bends and twists of the ridge, but you can be certain if you to know what peak you are on, you can get out your compass and choose the correct ridge you need to go down, based on the directions of the ridges off the peak on the map.
This doesn’t work everywhere in New Zealand, but it does work in Tararuas. (Nick Jennings / Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club)
