A trip that's long been on my hit list is the Dragon's Teeth High Traverse in Kahurangi National Park, a high traverse of the Douglas Range from the Aorere Valley…
Chris and the Gouland Downs. One of the prize jewels in Kahurangi National Park's crown is the Heaphy Track. I last rode this track 17 years ago (back before the…
Pre dawn light on Mount Sefton and Mueller Hut. One of the workshop locations. In May this year I'm running a four-day mountain photography workshop for the NZ Alpine Club,…
It's been a long time since I last posted on this blog. My priority for the last few months has been shooting for the Our Mountains book project I'm working…
Back in February this year I headed into the Central Darrans with John McCallum, Tom Riley and Alan Thomas. We were on a mission to get into Turner's Eyrie, an…
Couple of weekends ago (August 16-19) I headed to Queenstown to take photos at the inaugural Remarkables Ice & Mixed Festival. Brainchild of psyched climber Daniel Joll and organised by…
Here's some photos from an amazing Westland trip I did back in April with Hana and our regular West Coast mission tramping partners Anna Pilbrow and Tom Riley. I'd wanted…
Very pleased to hear this morning that I won the John Harrison Memorial Trophy (Overall Champion), jointly, with Fraser Crichton in this year's NZ Alpine Club Photographic Competition. I also…
With the longest night comes the coldest party of the year. Here's a few photos from the Winter Soulstice, one of Christchurch's biggest parties on the calendar. Held out at…
Back in January this year, not long after returning from our cycle touring journey, I headed into the Tararua Ranges (just north of Wellington city) for a 6 day solo…
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