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 with thick shrouds of mist.

Antarctica

Ski Touring Adventures on the Ice

As we made our first anchorage, our guide encouraged us to get our ski gear together quickly for a late afternoon ascent of Banco Island, and our first, warm-up ski in Antarctica.

Snowshoeing

Snow shoeing?

Winter in the Cass

An ode to Falcon’s Nest Hut

"In the hush of dawn where the snow lies deep, The Cass Valley stirs from its alpine sleep.

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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