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The Need to Climb a Mountain (Part Two) - Lake Hill(762m)
The sheer satisfaction you get when completing a big mountain mission is unmatched in my eyes. All your efforts are rewa...
The Need to Climb a Mountain (Part One) - Lake Hill(762m)
Having a fridge door fracture your hip, tear muscles, slip discs, leaving you with pinched nerves might make for an inte...
Transported to Middle Earth (Part One)- Mt Sunday(611m)
As you round a small corner on the Hakatere / Mount Potts Road and get your first view of the Rangitata Valley you can u...
Transported to Middle Earth (Part Two) - Mt Sunday(611m)
The specially selected sites for the filming of Lord of the Rings have become drawcards for fans of the films. Aotearoa...
The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part Three) - Mt Potts(2184m)
Mt Potts is a must do for folks who enjoy a good uphill grunt. Although the climb isn’t too difficult, there is a lot of...
The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part Two) - Mt Potts(2184m)
The unmistakable twin peaks of Mt Potts always seem to find their way into pictures of the Lake Clearwater Area. As if o...
The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part One) - Mt Potts(2184m)
In some locations around New Zealand there will be certain mountains that stand out much more than others. In the Lake C...
Go Right, Not Left. - Harper Range(Peak 1437m)
I have always been keen on adventures outside the box. Doing something that very few people have done can be very reward...
The Middle of the Field (Part Two) - Central Peak(1912m)
I’m sure many climbers have found themselves returning to the same area time and time again, and each time they have tic...
The Middle of the Field (Part One) - Central Peak(1912m)
I have been very fortunate to have been able to spend so much time in the Hakatere area. Many memories of marching up an...
Mt Barrosa(1364m) - A Great Day Out
An excellent day out sometimes missed in the massive Hakatere Conservation Park is a climb of Mt Barrosa(1364m). If appr...
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...
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 -...
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...
Mountain Topping & Wood Chopping - Mt Guy(1319m)
When the glaciers retreated towards the main divide in New Zealand’s mountainous South Island around 10,000 years ago th...
Crawling in the Wind (Part Two) - Erewhon Peak(2068m)
Whether you like it or not, weather will always happen, and it is best to see the positives of what Mother Nature is up...
Crawling in the Wind (Part One) - Erewhon Peak(2086m)
To look at a storm face to face is a truly humbling experience and one that reminds us that Mother Nature is boss in the...
Not Part of the Day's Plan - Steep Face Hill(1876m)
We really are spoiled for choice when it comes to mountain landscapes in New Zealand, especially in the South Island. In...
Snow Business (Part Three) - Mt Somers Track (Pinnacles Hut Track to Staveley Carpark)
While the added difficulty of snow might deter most, I find it worth the effort to get the shot. The sights and sounds o...
Snow Business (Part Two) - Mt Somers Track (Track to Pinnacles Hut)
Sometimes things don’t go exactly to plan when going on adventures in the mountains, and that’s ok if everybody stays in...