Wilderness

Thirsty work

THINK DEHYDRATION and you probably imagine sweating profusely in sweltering temperatures in shadeless terrain. But the most dehydrated I’ve ever been was after making a simple mistake while winter camping in Tongariro National Park.

It wasn’t that we’d spent

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