Transit of Fiordland - Yardley, Frank
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This book details what is believed to be the first traverse of the Fiordland National Park wilderness area, New Zealand, in 1973/74. The author, Frank Yardley, then a 'hippie' and Shorty Biddle, a returned World War 2 serviceman, completed the traverse as part of a plan to walk the length of New Zealand's Southern Alps. These two characters are a generation apart in age and outlook. However, the book is not just a story of the experiences of traversing the remote, difficult and often-untracked terrain, but is a structure to capture details of the history of the region, pre- and post-European…mehr

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This book details what is believed to be the first traverse of the Fiordland National Park wilderness area, New Zealand, in 1973/74. The author, Frank Yardley, then a 'hippie' and Shorty Biddle, a returned World War 2 serviceman, completed the traverse as part of a plan to walk the length of New Zealand's Southern Alps. These two characters are a generation apart in age and outlook. However, the book is not just a story of the experiences of traversing the remote, difficult and often-untracked terrain, but is a structure to capture details of the history of the region, pre- and post-European arrival, the 'lost tribes', explorers, hermits and eccentrics; the geography, flora and fauna, as well as the bush-craft skills required to survive in the breathtakingly beautiful but unforgiving terrain. The story meanders as a memoir and reflection, examining our changing relationship to wildness, nature; the changing lens of our relationship to the world we inhabit. The story was developed from letters and a journal of the journey, which enables an immediacy of experience, despite the passage of time.
Autorenporträt
The author has pursued outdoor adventures throughout his life, hiking or 'tramping' in New Zealand, river and coastal kayaking, exploring the Australian high country and fly-fishing in remote watersheds. After studying arts at a university in New Zealand and spending time as a 'hippie' hobby farmer, the author and his young family moved to Australia where he was involved in the establishment of a company applying mineral processing technologies to environmental remediation. In 2002, he completed an MBA and has since worked in the university sector managing cutting-edge research in diverse disciplines such as neuroscience, plant genetics, emergency management and climate change.