Category: Ski Mountaineering

Category: Ski Mountaineering

Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.

Articles - Daring to be Lydia - Ski touring with Lydia Bradey through Canyon Lands on the Tasman Glacier

Daring to be Lydia

Empowering women ski‑touring in New Zealand’s Southern Alps
Mazamas Magazine

Thirty years ago this October, something extraordinary happened.

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Articles - Symphony on Skis - Symphony on Skis - Ski Mountaineering in the Southern Alps

Symphony on Skis

Ski Mountaineering in the Southern Alps
Skier Magazine

In momentary surrender I hunched forward and rested my hands on my knees, breathing short and sharp, every expulsion filling the narrow band of light cast by my head torch…

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Articles - Above Worry Level - Ski mountaineers carry skis on packs, climbing Elie de Beaumont in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Above Worry Level

Mid-winter ascents of Elie de Beaumont and Mount Tasman

A gripping account of two high alpine winter ascents in New Zealand’s Southern Alps — Elie de Beaumont and Mount Tasman — made during a perfect…

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Articles - The Symphony on Skis - The Symphony on Skis - original article published in the Christchurch Press 1986

The Symphony on Skis

Original article by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert
Christchurch Press 1986

A ski traverse is like a well composed piece of music. It flows with harmony, surprises with the unexpected.

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