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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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If you have been stuck in a hole and got yourself out it then you have the ability to do it again. If you have vanquishe...

It is said that around 80% of mountaineering accidents happen after the sweet satisfaction of setting foot on the summit...

On many occasions and in many different places I have marvelled at the foot / hoof skills of the introduced animals that...

Even when I was in my fittest state I still looked at the animals that roamed the mountain tops with jealousy. Not only...