Out Of Bounds -SMH &Melbourne Age

Back Country at Treble Cone - Sydney Morning Herald

Consider it the slow-cooking movement of winter sport. Glide down the snow into a deserted alpine basin, bake for a while in the sun with the mountains surrounding you, engage in some idle chat, then stir to your feet for a slow trek up to a new vantage point and another descent on untracked slopes…more

In the deep end – North & South

Roaming the oceans for the past two decades as an internationally acclaimed underwater cameraman and wildlife filmmaker has been a dream career for Andrew Penniket. To counterbalance his often hectic filming schedules, he also manages Te Kakano,  a community-funded native nursery in Wanaka, and tends the small family vineyard he and his wife Sue have planted around their house, producing Minaret Peaks pinot noir. But between projects…..more

Mystic River – Kia Ora Magazine

Mythology and geology are constant companions on a Wanaka River Journeys’ jet-boat trip up the braided Matukituki River into Mt Aspiring National Park. The twin passions of operator Brent Pihama become evident immediately after introductions and a safety briefng on the boat. Starting with a karakia (Maori prayer), the former commercial diver….more

Off The Edge – Four Corners

From the tropical jungles of Borneo to the near-vertical drops found at big-mountain skiing and snowboarding venues around the world, it’s been a life of extremes for 23-year-old twins Janina and Maria Kuzma. Raised in remote parts of Papua New Guinea and Borneo, where their father worked as a mining engineer, their passion for the snow was sparked when they were taken to the Canadian Rockies at the age of fve on the frst of many annual winter holidays…..more

Winter Wonderland – Kia Ora New Zealand

We tell them not to play on the road and we keep them away from sharp objects. Then, on a freezing winter’s day we take them to the top of a snow-covered mountain and release them. To an outsider, it looks like madness. For ski families, it’s the best part of the year. The rush of the downhill ride is an experience children never forget. The sense of achievement from getting down that frst black run or landing a jump ….more

Eye in the Sky – Kia Ora New Zealand

Bridal parties say their photo shoot on a remote alpine peak was the highlight of the day. Globetrotting travellers are floored by the scenery. But Aspiring Helicopters’ most grateful passenger must be the guy plucked off a narrow rock ledge overhanging a 600m drop in Mount Aspiring National Park.The climber had lost his footing and gone for the slide of his life before clinging to the last available rock long enough for Charlie Ewing – pilot and local farmer – to manoeuvre his helicopter close enough….more

Pat Deavoll – Climber

She first summited Mt Cook at the age of 17, and over the past two decades has climbed her way to being one of the country’s top mountaineers with an enviable tally of alpine expeditions from the Southern Alps to Nepal, China, India and Alaska. Over two northern hemisphere winters she spent 120 days climbing frozen waterfalls in the Canadian Rockies leading ascents on grade 6 climbs on classic routes with names like Sea of Vapours, Nemesis and Acid Howl. When she got bitten by….more