UNCUT: Aotearoa [Book 1 1100 Miles]

44 Days. 1,770 Kilometers. One Way Out. The adventure didn't begin with a plan, but with a piece of long-held advice from Stacey and a special map handed over by a kiwi friend named Ellis . Already two months into New Zealand and having finally closed the door on a past life, he stepped onto the road with nothing but a thumb in the air. From the dark echoes of Cave Stream to the punishing peaks of Arthur's Pass , the trail is an immediate test of grit. But the wilderness isn't the only thing that bites. As the path reaches the West Coast shores of Hokitika and Lake Mahinapua , the reality of life without a safety net settles in. In this first leg of the 44-day trek, the most dangerous moment doesn't happen on a mountain—it happens on the edge of Highway 6 , where a split second determines if the story continues or ends in the gravel.