Tag: mountain hut

Tag: mountain hut

Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.

Articles - Erewhon Awakening - Erewhon Hut by Mt Potts, great freeride terrain
Ski Touring Mountain Huts

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.

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Author - Elke Braun-Elwert
Author: Elke Braun-Elwert

Published: 16 Oct 2024

Articles - Ball Pass Crossing - Roping up for glacier travel, Ball Glacier, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
Alpine Hiking & Trekking

Ball Pass Crossing

Why going guided won’t cramp on your style
Front Country Tramper

A certain thrill comes with completing a trip you’ve eyed up for decades. For me, this was the Ball Pass Crossing.

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Author: Lachlan McKenzie

Published: 23 Jul 2022

Articles - Caroline Hut Restock - Skis outside Caroline Hut, in front of the Caroline Face of Aoraki Mount Cook
Mountain Huts

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.

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Author: Carla Braun-Elwert

Published: 28 Oct 2023

Articles - Off the Grid in the Cass - A vast, snow-covered landscape with towering, rugged mountains in the background, and a set of footprints leading across the snowy expanse in the foreground.
Ski Touring Mountain Huts

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.

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Author - Elke Braun-Elwert
Author: Elke Braun-Elwert

Published: 10 Jun 2025