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Region All Aoraki / Mt Cook Arthur's Pass Canterbury Canterbury high country Fiordland Mount Aspiring Nelson / Marlborough Otago Overseas Southland

Type All 4WD Bivvy Camping Hut Lake Other Pass / Saddle Peak Winter

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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...