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Jones, on his One in the Wilderness Facebook page, posted on Thursday night he was preparing for his next leg to Lake Manapouri. He had made good progress on the opening six days, especially as the terrain had been “twice as hard as expected”. He began the journey on February 6 by walking 8.5 hours to Teal Bay hut on Lake Hauroko, where he stayed with five hunters for the night. This was followed by a 12-hour trek on Sunday which was very slow initially due to having to bash through scrub to access the Princess Mountains. He camped under a tarn underneath Helena Peak with “incredible” views out to sea. ....