Articles
Articles
Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.
Off the Grid in the Cass
Four days of backcountry ski touring from Lady Emily Hut
We’d barely seen another soul since turning off the Tekapo highway.
Published: 10 Jun 2025
Winter in the Cass
An ode to Falcon’s Nest Hut
A poem about ski touring at Falcon’s Nest Hut in the Cass Valley.
Published: 15 Apr 2025
Pushing Limits and Finding Joy in the New Zealand Alps
Test Your Limits 2024 - New Zealand expedition
When you sign on to guide a trip like Test Your Limits, you know it’s going to be something special.
Published: 14 Jan 2025
Erewhon Awakening
Five Days of Ski Touring in the Heart of the Rangitata
We meet in the warm, timbered lounge of Mt Potts Lodge as a southerly storm slaps against the windows.
Published: 16 Oct 2024
Caroline Hut Restock
A lot goes on behind the scenes in maintaining a mountain hut. Caroline Hut Restock is an ode to the hut and the hard work.
Ball Pass Crossing
Why going guided won’t cramp on your style
Front Country TramperA certain thrill comes with completing a trip you’ve eyed up for decades. For me, this was the Ball Pass Crossing.
A Wild Mountain Journey
Crossing Brodrick Pass and Rafting the Landsborough River
There’s something deeply satisfying about threading a route through the heart of the Southern Alps — especially when it links two iconic backcountry experiences: crossing Brodrick Pass and rafting the…
Antarctica
Ski Touring Adventures on the Ice
As we made our first anchorage, our guide encouraged us to get our ski gear together quickly for a late afternoon ascent of Banco Island, and our first, warm-up ski…
Can a Tramper Climb Mt Cook?
Wilderness MagazineWhat would it take for a tramper of average fitness to propel themselves to the top of New Zealand's highest summit?