I’ve been working on documenting this website for a while now with the aim to capture the change in New Zealand’s glaciers over time. My small hobby project is designed to be the definitive list of named glaciers across Aotearoa New Zealand. I’ll collect data from user contributions, existing data and ongoing updates from the […]
This map made me sad when I saw it this weekend. I love tramping, I love the mountains and my hope is that the next generation will be able to explore our backcountry like I’ve been able to do. This is a map of those backcountry huts that are deemed ‘poor condition and possibly closeable’ […]
Well according to the latest stats, our city is leading the running boom across Aotearoa New Zealand! Over 37,000 people have completed a 5km just this year. That.Is.Pretty.Cool. Now, if only we could also get 1 in 10 to commute by bike…. But that’s a post for a different day. Link to the article here: […]
Over 22 Billion pairs of shoes get produced every year across the globe.
An overview of the Garden of Eden and Garden of Allah ice plateaus located in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
Winter finally arrived with a flourish, and we headed out for a Mt Somers adventure in the snow, high above the Canterbury Plains.
Complete all of New Zealand’s Great Walks in less than 7 days including travel time? Why not?
Where do we go to admire the view? Head for the snow.
Running hard to find the vertical water, fresh from the glaciers above.
The High-50 Challenge was a true mountain challenge, played out over the length and breadth of NZ, to raise awareness for Mental Health New Zealand.
A 10 day tramping adventure from Whataroa to Harihari across the Gardens of Eden and Allah ice plateaus in New Zealand.
The original 52 Peaks Challenge. A film and blog, documenting a personal challenge of growth by running up 52 mountains across New Zealand, all within a calendar year (2013).