Epic Kiwi tramping tales told in new book 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, among them: Classic Tramping in New Zealand, Shelter from the Storm: The story of New Zealand's backcountry huts and Tramping, A New Zealand History. For his latest work, however, 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 Kiwi writers - from Sir Edmund Hillary and adventurer Graeme Dingle to peace activist Elsie Locke and poet Sam Hunt. Shaun joins Susie, along with Wellington writer and tramping enthusiast Kathy Ombler, who shares her own tale of a cold night, lost on Tongariro with a group of school children.