By making a successful ascent of the west face of Tutoko, Guy McKinnon has completed what had been described as one of the greatest remaining mountaineering challenges in New Zealand. Read more »
Tarquin Cooper experiences the delights of alpinism - South Island style. Read more »
The Tongariro Crossing on New Zealand’s North Island is a seven-hour walk through a scorched, volcanic landscape. Ascending to a maximum height of 2000 metres over rugged terrain, this, ladies and gentlemen, is mountaineering. Read more »
A 600km (370-mile) spine of glaciated mountains divides New Zealand’s South Island down its entire length. Although not high by world standards, the peaks of the Southern Alps (Ka Tiritiri o te Moana is the range’s Maori name) are nonetheless dramatic as they rise so close to the ocean – at Aoraki/ Mount Cook to almost 3800m (12,500ft) only 30km (18 miles) from the coastline. Read more »
Mt. Taranaki is one of a unique group of volcanic cones found bordering the pacific plate, geologically referred to as the ‘Ring of Fire’. This beautiful symmetrical cone has that classic appearance like Mt. Fuji (3776m) in Japan, Mt Slamet (3428m) in Java and the lesser known Klyuchevsk Volcano (4750m) in Siberia. Read more »
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