“All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare, said a wise man. If so, what happens to excellence when we eliminate the difficulty and the rarity?”
- Edward Abbey
The Tyndall Range and its surrounds, located 30 minutes north of Queenstown, has been selected by the Tasmanian government for development as the state’s next “iconic walk”. Since the walk was first announced in 2019, it has been hugely controversial with environmental groups and local bushwalkers questioning the selection process and the walk’s impact on the Tyndalls’s sensitive alpine environments. Read more about the development proposal and our own personal journeys through the Tyndall Range on our Stories page.