Tramping is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most popular recreational activities, with over a million NZ adults, and many thousands of tamariki and rangatahi participating regularly. Despite this popularity, we didn't know much about the core tramping skills and training experiences of trampers, which help to contribute to positive and safe tramping experiences.
To find out more, in October, we invited Adventure Voice members who walk, hike and tramp to tell us about their current and aspirational tramping confidence and competencies, and their current and aspirational core tramping skills. We also asked them to share the ways they prefer to learn new skills and the barriers that get in the way.
These insights provide invaluable knowledge for future educational resources and training.
Core Findings
1,962 Adventure Voice members completed the survey - that's 60% of eligible members.
51% of respondents
went for their first overnight tramp aged 11-20
53% of respondents
said their biggest motivation for going tramping was to connect with nature
Trampers are confident to tackle track grades higher than their experience level
when the weather is fine and sunny, but as the weather conditions deteriorate, this confidence decreases
Nearly all trampers showed a desire to develop new tramping skills
including navigation, river crossing, trip planning and emergency preparedness
Read the full report here
