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Canterbury is almost greedy with how much it has to offer. From the deep blues of Pegasus Bay and the Pacific Ocean to the whites of the glaciers around Aoraki…
Read the reportHiking is a sport / pastime where you are in a race with yourself. No matter how fast you go you can’t beat yourself to...
In a place full of incredible locations Aotearoa has a few that are just a touch more epic than others. I have been very...
Everyday it seems a little more certainty is taken away from our day to day lives. Every couple of weeks a life changing...
Not much is simple when it comes to New Zealand’s mountains. Places like Piopiotahi / Milford Sound are difficult to get...
Less than 300 people live in Aoraki Mt Cook Village. Around ten years ago for about five months I was one of those lucky...
Undulation can be a cruel beast sometimes when on a mish. You think you’re nearly at the summit only to find there are a...
It’s amazing how different the weather can be from Aoraki/Mt Cook Village to Twizel. For two places that are relatively...
We are spoilt for choice in Aotearoa when it comes to big mountains. Bush covered, rock covered and some massive sculptu...
The awe inspiring mountain mass of Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m) dominates the view when driving into Aoraki/Mt Cook National Pa...
After a Heli-Hike trip was cancelled at the last minute my schedule was changed to afternoon work in the Old Mountaineer...
Towering above the western side of Aoraki/Mt Cook Village is Mt Kitchener(2042m), and even though it is the closest ‘big...
Playtime for me as a kid was thousands of hours in my backyard. I would have explored every square inch over and over ag...
I bought a house in Te Anau so I could be as close as possible to the mighty Darran Mountain Range. I guess this shows h...
If your backyard (and frontyard) is Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, then you’ve done something right! I was extremely luck...
Along with the picnic tables beside the tarns, there have been nearly 2,000 hiking aids created so just about anyone wit...
Many times people have looked at a distant summit in poor weather and then instead of retreating to safer ground they ch...
The mountains in the Aoraki / Mt Cook area swell in bulk so much some would question if they are on steroids! The massiv...
Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is a place of constant change, which sometimes happens right before your own eyes. As th...
"Places in Paradise" Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m) from Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m)
A true gem in the land of the long white cloud’s crown is the mighty cloud piercer Aoraki / Mt Cook(3724m) and his massi...
Many Kiwi’s (people from New Zealand) spend their lives heading to other countries before exploring their own. Iconic lo...
Reading about the history of the Aoraki / Mt Cook area and seeing pictures from the past has shown me how much it has ch...
The silence of snow is music to my ears. To be in a totally frozen environment will take your breath away, or make it mo...
I do get surprised how quickly people shut down the idea of a mish during the months of winter. Yes it might be a bit ch...
By the winter of 2012 I was fully into the swing of going out into the snow on a mish. The wonders of a frozen environme...
There is something so special about travelling on foot though the mountains. Just you, your thoughts and nature, a combo...
After years of climbing I really understand the draw of the biggest peak on each part of our planet. To some, the experi...
A long time ago Aoraki and his brothers clambered onto their overturned Waka (canoe) and were then turned to the rock, s...
The year 2011 was dominated by the disastrous Christchurch earthquake. The event in my hometown made me realise that lif...
