Matthew Fairbrother

Wet, Cold, but Worth It? | Bikepacking NZ

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New Year’s Day felt like a good excuse to kick the year off properly, so I loaded up the bike and headed north into the foothills just outside Christchurch for a quick bikepacking micro adventure.
The plan was simple: cruise north, pick a hill, climb it, camp out, and reset for the year ahead. I eventually settled on Mount Grey and started heading up… and that’s when the weather turned.
What was meant to be a fun, cruisy overnight quickly became something else. Cold rain, a rough night, and an even colder descent the next morning. Not exactly comfortable but honestly, that’s where most of t...