Tag: summit
Tag: summit
Features and editorials about Alpine Recreation and our adventures.
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.
Published: 10 Dec 2014
From Sandflies to Summit
New Zealand Alpine JournalBack in the world of domestic, electronic and commercial nonsense, I find it hard to adjust to sitting still in fine weather, so I decide to put fingers to keyboard…
Pushing Limits and Finding Joy in the New Zealand Alps
Test Your Limits 2024 - New Zealand expedition
When you sign on to guide a trip like Test Your Limits, you know it’s going to be something special.
Published: 14 Jan 2025
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…
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…