Ski Touring The Mahu Whenua Traverse
What is a mountain Turk? Offering a world-class, alpine journey along the backbone of the Harris Mountains, Andy Carruthers and five mates test out Turk life by ski touring the Mahu Whenua Traverse.
“Itching for an adventure, five girls started a venture. Off to the Olivine Ice Plateau, where very few do go. But the weather would not play, so they decided to go anyway. They made new plans, they rationed their cans, until they made it to the land of snow. They had their fun, but their time was not done, I wonder what is next to come.”
Holly Beckham Climbing Back to Tell Her Story
The story of Holly Beckham is a story of a Māori wahine toa, who is determined to find her way back to wairua by climbing the highest mountain in the world. With no alpine training, but survival of loss, abuse and addiction, she is starting from the ground up.
Youth Award Grant The Kayak Kapers
For their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifying Journey, Emiliana and her team opt for an alternative mode of backcountry travel – kayaking. Dubbed the Kayak Kapers, this team of twenty-four students (over half of whom had never kayaked) bravely took up their paddles and developed new skills during a multi-day exploration of the Marlborough Sounds.
