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Spare Time Done the Right Way - Hoophorn Valley
Not much is simple when it comes to New Zealand’s mountains. Places like Piopiotahi / Milford Sound are difficult to get...
Two Different Worlds - Ben Ohau(1522m)
It’s amazing how different the weather can be from Aoraki/Mt Cook Village to Twizel. For two places that are relatively...
Impressive Neighbors (Part Two) - Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m)
We are spoilt for choice in Aotearoa when it comes to big mountains. Bush covered, rock covered and some massive sculptu...
Impressive Neighbors (Part One) - Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m)
The awe inspiring mountain mass of Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m) dominates the view when driving into Aoraki/Mt Cook National Pa...
Big Backyard (Part Three) - Mt Hodgkinson(1486m).
Playtime for me as a kid was thousands of hours in my backyard. I would have explored every square inch over and over ag...
Big Backyard (Part Two) - Mt Hodgkinson(1486m)
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...
Big Backyard (Part One) - Mt Hodgkinson(1486m)
If your backyard (and frontyard) is Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, then you’ve done something right! I was extremely luck...
Learning the Ropes (Part Four) - Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training
There is something so special about travelling on foot though the mountains. Just you, your thoughts and nature, a combo...
Learning the Ropes (Part Three) - Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training
After years of climbing I really understand the draw of the biggest peak on each part of our planet. To some, the experi...
Learning the Ropes (Part Two) - Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training
A long time ago Aoraki and his brothers clambered onto their overturned Waka (canoe) and were then turned to the rock, s...
Learning the Ropes (Part One) - Aoraki / Mt Cook Winter Travel Training
The year 2011 was dominated by the disastrous Christchurch earthquake. The event in my hometown made me realise that lif...