Author: Cody Howell, Co-Founder of Kiwi Ultralight Originally published in Wilderness Magazine February 2024 Debra thru-hiking the...

If you’re thinking of hiking Te Araroa it might mark the beginning of a journey that doesn’t stop at the end of the trail.

For trampers, minimalism is expressed in the form of simplifying our kits, simple living , and going ultralight.

If you can make it through the first month, much of the physical challenge will have subsided. Mental challenges, on the other hand...