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An Audience with Aoraki (Part One) - Te Anau to Twizel
In a place full of incredible locations Aotearoa has a few that are just a touch more epic than others. I have been very...
Awesome Undulation (Part Two). Mt Sebastopol(1468m)
Less than 300 people live in Aoraki Mt Cook Village. Around ten years ago for about five months I was one of those lucky...
Awesome Undulation (Part One) - Mt Sebastopol(1468m)
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...
Where the Water Comes From (Part Two) - Water Tank Ridge
After a Heli-Hike trip was cancelled at the last minute my schedule was changed to afternoon work in the Old Mountaineer...
Where the Water Comes From (Part One) - Water Tank Ridge
Towering above the western side of Aoraki/Mt Cook Village is Mt Kitchener(2042m), and even though it is the closest ‘big...
Snearly There - Sealy Tarns Track
Along with the picnic tables beside the tarns, there have been nearly 2,000 hiking aids created so just about anyone wit...
Mount Cook's Foot (Part Two) - Mt Wakefield(2058m)
Many times people have looked at a distant summit in poor weather and then instead of retreating to safer ground they ch...
Mount Cook's Foot (Part One)- Mt Wakefield(2058m)
The mountains in the Aoraki / Mt Cook area swell in bulk so much some would question if they are on steroids! The massiv...
Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m)
"Places in Paradise" Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. Aoraki/Mt Cook(3724m) from Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m)
Old Mate on the Ridge - Mt Sebastopol(1468m)
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...