Alive and Going Home begins with the author's arrival in New Zealand and ends as a tribute to the country's mountains where he played and sometimes worked. In between it takes us to places few of us get to journey to – actual places and metaphysical places. Nick looks back on backcountry rescues he's taken part in and contemplates what it takes for someone to survive in New Zealand's harshest environments.
Readers of this Tramper's Survival Guide will also get to meet some of the country's most influential outdoor personalities from days gone by.
