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The ‘fun’ Fox Glacier Route
Rachel Smith & Robert Phillips | February 2021 Armed with some 3-month old (but apparently outdated) route advice, Rob & I created the ‘fun’ route up the Fox glacier to Chancellor hut: A) Kerosene taxi: Cheating! (not that we could afford it) 1. Walk up road: We nailed this bit! 2. … Continue reading The ‘fun’ Fox Glacier Route
Good Mates on Scarface
Author: Max Truell After Ben’s breakup and my two weeks of unfulfilling unemployment, we were in need of a mission, and we had just the one in mind. The plan started over a year ago and like most EMTH 119 lectures, Ben and I were not paying attention to robotic German maths lecturer and were … Continue reading Good Mates on Scarface
Barker – Damn that’s a Cool Hut
You up for an adventure this weekend? That, or some variation of that question, was the message I’d rattled off to a dozen people last week in the hopes of finding someone keen to head to Barker Hut. I’ve been wanting to go here for a long time, and a nice-looking weather window on Friday … Continue reading Barker – Damn that’s a Cool Hut
A Needle and the Haystack
A Frenchman, an English lass, and two Kiwis went for a walk in the bush. They climbed up mountains and ridgelines, crossed vast plateaus, prevailed through wind, snow and rain, and risked losing the very feet they walked on to the vicious, muddy pools and cavernous holes along the track. Continue reading A Needle and the Haystack