North Shore Tramping Club 50th Anniversary
Wow, what an amazing day for the clubs' 50th Anniversary BBQ!!! We couldn't have asked for better weather!!
Caroline Bellamy An artistic encounter with Fiordland
I had always wanted to pursue an artistic career and I soon realised the strong connection my painting had with the landscape.
Packrafting 101 Can you self-rescue?
Its a fundamental skill, which every packrafter needs to master very early in their paddling career.
Happy in Hihitahi Zekes Hut
Zekes Hut isn't well known, but a trip into the Hihitahi is worth it for the views from the summit peak alone.
Motu Trails Seven Valuable Lessons I Learned During my First Bikepacking Trip
Myrthe Braam embarks on her first bikepacking adventure to ride the Motu Trails and shares seven valuable lessons she learns along the way.
Climbing Above the Fiord
As Simon pondered the viability of down climbing another steep section soaring above, it occurred to me that we were going to run out of time.
Photography The End of Camera Dangle?
The last thing you want to worry about when you’re lugging yourself and a heavy pack around the mountains is a wildly dangling camera. Anthony Behrens may have found a solution.
Nostalgia A clubbie again
It’s thirty-mumble years (surely not 40+!?) since I was one of the clubbies at Whakapapa and I’ve often thought about doing it again.
On the tools Beginner Ski Mountaineering on Ruapehu
Take two ice axes, a rope, some rack and a ski touring setup, and you have the ingredients for a frivolous day out on the magical maunga.
Milford Isolation A Ranger’s Diary
It may be one of the most popular walks in the world but what happens when winter reclaims the landscape?
DIY Europe The Craigieburn Haute Route
Take one group of North Island ski tourers, add the Craigieburn Range, and stir briskly.
Climbing A fortunate alignment
An early September climb of Mount Rolleston via Rome Ridge
Kowhai The Dancing Tree
Stepping onto the small ‘Adventure Craft’ takes me across the Waiau River – that small impediment that keeps people from exploring this section of the park as often as they otherwise might.
Terms of endearment The Poor B#ast@rd
In my early years in New Zealand, even my father-in-law gave me a hard time for being a public servant and a Pommie. You take these things on the chin and realise, eventually, it’s a type of Kiwi bloke-humour and probably well meant.
Climate change How Do You Eat an Elephant?
Or the giant pot of hut porridge which has been burnt by your tramping partner?
Volcano of ice Conquering Sweary Pants Gully (Not its Real Name)
My ski club mates call it Sweary Pants Gully. There's a good reason for that.
Family tramping With More Than One Pre-Schooler
Having more than one pre-schooler is no reason to not go tramping overnight as a family. Admittedly, it’s not easy, but then staying home with pre-schoolers isn’t easy either.
Tararua Tops Seven Summits
Most have heard of the Seven Summits challenge, where the highest point on each of the world’s seven continents is climbed. But there’s also a seven summits challenge much closer to home.
DIY Build your own Packraft
Is building your own Packraft worth it? Stefan Warnaar finds out.
Podcast The Long Way Home
Bruce Hopkins takes his father and brother's ashes back home to Stewart Island. But he’s taking the long way there; via Te Araroa.
Castle Hill Glorious Highcountry
A history of the Castle Hill area, with over 200 images, historic paintings, letters and scientific analysis.
Climbing Icy encounters above Bush Stream
Camping in the mountains in mid winter is cold. I have a down Macpac bag that’s meant to be cosy at minus seven. It wasn’t.
Illusions Mt Aspiring in 12 minutes
The summit ridge climb shown in the film was the real thing. What doesn’t show is that the NW ridge wasn’t accessed direct from Colin Todd hut. We put in fixed ropes on the Therma face of Mt Aspiring because the director ‘didn’t want any footprints’ on the ridge. The whole crew dropped off the NW ridge into the Therma, traversed, then went vertically up to the NW ridge.
Will it go? Steep and loose on Ruapehu’s Ringatoto
A big day out on the east side of Ruapehu, with plenty of moments of 'will it go?' and 'holy smokes, it does'.
