Around Mount Cook

Transalpine Journey around Aoraki Mount Cook

I have wandered up a few pointy bits of landscape in the past, usually by the easiest route, but often after a long approach march to a more remote peak.

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Keeping the spirit of youth alive

Two Mountain Ascents for Seniors

On the 20th of October 68-year-old Graeme Donovan stood atop Lendenfeld Peak (3194m) and fulfilled a long-held dream of climbing a mountain over 3000m or 10,000ft.

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Author: Anne Braun-Elwert

Published: 10 Dec 2014

The Symphony on Skis

Original article by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert

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

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Symphony on Skis

Ski Mountaineering in the Southern Alps

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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Can a Tramper Climb Mt Cook?

What would it take for a tramper of average fitness to propel themselves to the top of New Zealand's highest summit?

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