Tag: nz mountains

Tag: nz mountains

Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.

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

Articles - No Ordinary Feet - Phil Doole and Gottlieb Braun-Elwert on the summit of Aoraki Mount Cook
Mountaineering

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…

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Author: Gottlieb Braun-Elwert

Published: 20 Dec 2003

Articles - Threshold - Elke and Gottlieb on Aoraki Mount Cook in 1998
Mountaineering

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…

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Authors: Elke Braun-Elwert, Gottlieb Braun-Elwert

Published: 30 Jan 1998