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The Watery Fortress - Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois)
The early Maori would use the many different bodies of water to get around, and in a land with no roads the water can ac...
Mountain Goats & Glissading (Part Three) - Mt Bealey(1836m)
When the air is still and the sky is clear, you tend to forget that this is weather that is only temporary this high up...
Mountain Goats and Glissading (Part Two) - Mt Bealey(1836m)
Many times, I have watched the goats that live high in our mountains negotiate steep terrain with ease and wished I had...
Mountain Goats & Glissading (Part One) - Mt Bealey(1836m)
When you do something often, sometimes you can overlook what some people would find dangerous. I have climbed many mount...
Crampons Crunching (Part Three) - Mt Cassidy(1850m)
Summits give you a strange feeling. Any thoughts of success quickly subside after the realisation that you have only com...
Crampons Crunching (Part Two) - Mt Cassidy(1850m)
Attaching twelve spikes to your feet usually means you’re starting to tackle rather challenging terrain. Slick and steep...
Crampons Crunching (Part One) - Mt Cassidy(1850m)
If you have been given the gift of movement then you should go out and use your body to its maximum potential. For me cl...
Up. Down. Done. (Part Two) - Potts Range Peak(1948m)
To many the thought of clambering up a snowy mountainside seems like a strange pastime. Struggling against gravity in or...
Up. Down. Done. (Part One) - Potts Range Peak(1948m)
It was love at first sight when my eyes got their first taste of the grandeur that is beyond Lake Clearwater. The area w...
A Wild Winter Wander (Part Two) - Mt Guy(1319m)
The blast of a blizzard on your face is an experience to say the least. A wild winter wander in the wonder of wild weath...
A Wild Winter Wander (Part One) - Mt Guy(1319m)
Nothing makes you feel alive like facing a southerly blast head on. A wild wilderness wander can be an epic adventure -...
Joseph’s Peninsula - Tarawera Mt Sinclair(841m)
The adventures of Captain James Cook prove that, once you get adventure in your blood, the mish never ends. Cook and his...
Arthurs Village from Above (Part Two) - Mt Aicken(1863m)
From 1907 to 1923 Arthurs Pass Village was a hive of activity, thanks to the construction of the Otira Rail Tunnel. The...
Arthurs Village from Above (Part One) - Mt Aicken(1863m)
Tucked away amongst some of New Zealand’s finest peaks is Arthurs Pass Village. One of the few towns located in a nation...
Roaming A Ridge (Part Two) - Rome Ridge
Many people are afraid of heights. Being close to a big drop can send them into a panic and unless they are taken away f...
Roaming A Ridge (Part One) - Rome Ridge
No two mountains are the same, and that also applies to the ridges which reach down from the summit back towards sea lev...
Otira Slip and Slide (Part Two) - Mt Rolleston Low Peak (Almost)
Knowing you are hiking into a place that is not only dangerous, but has also claimed lives, keeps your senses alert. A d...
The Otira Slip & Slide (Part One). Mt Rolleston Low Peak (almost)
There have been a few wild stories coming out of a small steep strip of mountainous land in Arthurs Pass National Park....
Your Very Own Mountain (Part Two). Mahaanui/Mt Harper(1829m)
From a very young age both my mother and grandmother have taught me to share. This has led to many adventures with my wh...
Your Very Own Mountain (Part One) - Mahaanui/Mt Harper(1829m)
Not many outside of Aotearoa can say they have had an entire mountain to themselves. With more than 8 billion people on...
What Goes Up (Part Two) - Mt Potts (2184m)
Getting ‘bluffed out’ is when you hike / climb / scramble to a point where you can’t go up or down. You have got yoursel...
What Goes Up (Part One) - Mt Potts (2184m)
The is always two parts to climbing a mountain. While many focus on getting to the summit, it must be remembered that th...
Inquisitive Nature (Part Two) - Erewhon Park Ski Field
Having an inquisitive nature can get you to some rather amazing places. The need to know what’s around the next corner c...
Inquisitive Nature (Part One) - Erewhon Park Ski Field
Inquisitive nature has led to some of the most epic adventures. If no one wondered what lay amongst the hills, then noth...