Shaun Barnett developed a passion for mountains and tramping as a teenager living in Hawke's Bay. Since then he's tramped extensively throughout New Zealand, including a piecemeal traverse of Ka Tiritiri o te Moana/The Southern Alps. Based in Wellington, Shaun works as a writer, editor, photographer and guide. Shaun is a former editor of Wilderness magazine, and the Federated Mountain Club's Backcountry/FMC Bulletin, and the author of ten books. His titles include: 'Classic Tramping in New Zealand'; 'Shelter from the Storm,The Story of New Zealand's Backcountry Huts'; 'Tramping, A New Zealand History';' Day Walks in New Zealand' and the anthology 'Across the Pass, A Collection of New Zealand Tramping Writing'. Geographx is a Wellington-based cartographic design and mapping company who built a reputation for visualising New Zealand's wild terrain in innovative and meaningful ways. The company was started by Roger Smith and his award-winning maps have featured in a wide range of publications over the last two decades.