Category: Alpine
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Ski Touring the Mountain Turks: Mahu Whenua Traverse
A few years ago I got a message from my mother in law telling me about the Mahu Whenua Traverse – Mountain Turk Club Erik Bradshaw created a club to build mountain huts out of water tanks opening up a world-class alpine traverse along the backbone of the Harris mountains that connect Wanaka and Queenstown.…
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Haast Pass to the Wilken
Arriving on the tops above Haast Pass we had our first view of the spectacular main divide we would traverse. It was more dramatic than I had imagined. 3 months and many hours of planning had come together, an excellent forecast gave us a chance to follow our A plan. The A plan was inspired…
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Arthurs Pass | 3 Passes + Newton Saddle
At the end of our first day I was thinking we were going to have an easier than planned three day adventure in Arthur’s Pass, but by the end of day two I was wrong. Anthony eyed the steep snow covered scree slope from Park Morpeth hut, it looked very intimidating. We had a perfect…
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Angelus Snow Trip
On the Friday night we ate like kings – tortillas warmed on top of the cast iron fire, filled to overflowing with hot sticky beans, carrots, cheese, greens, even sour cream had made its way in! No weight saving de-hy to be seen. One of our members had forgotten his spoon and proceeded to chisel…
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Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku | 3-day Hike | Marlborough Walks | NZ
At 2885m (9,645 feet), Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku is the highest New Zealand peak outside the Southern Alps and is a popular three-day hike for experienced groups with good navigational skills. Tappy, as the locals call it, was the springboard for legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary’s climbing career that took him to be the first person to…
