Tag: mount cook
Tag: mount cook
Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.
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.
No Ordinary Feet
Climbing Aoraki with double-amputee Phil Doole
A gripping account of a guided ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook, led by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert, culminating in a triumphant summit climb with…
Threshold
A Father and Daughter Ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook
At just 14 years old, Elke stood on the summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak, beside her father, IFMGA mountain guide…