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I’m totally stoked, psychologically pumped, mentally amped. And it’s down, in no small part, to a young Kiwi-American by the name of Graham Zimmerman. I’ve climbed with ‘Zim’, both in New Zealand and overseas, so read with interest his article ‘The Stoke’ in the last issue of The Climber. And while some of it IContinue reading “Double Thumbs Up To Graham Zimmerman”

Day One – Tide’s a bit high and the wind is starting to get up, but still well worth the walk. Day Two – No one managed to get on the end of this outside sneaker set. Day Three – Starting to miss our respective partners. Secluded beachie on the way back to Dunedin.

                                                      The Escape Given your geographical and calendar preference, it’s either late autumn or early winter. Not that the date matters when heavy snow has thrown its white canvas over our southern mountainous landscape. These aren’t the best conditions for a midweek solo climb, but I’m desperate. Post-storm, the weather clears to bluebird skies, and I’mContinue reading “Wilderness article”

New Zealand’s outdoor and adventure tourism industry has copped its share of bad press lately. Rightly or wrongly, the media’s spotlight has focussed firmly on recent guiding and instructing tragedies as indicators that companies aren’t operating safely. Even Prime Minister John Key waded into the issue, requesting a national review of the entire industry inContinue reading “Excerpt from my North and South magazine article, August issue”

When well-meaning family and friends heard about my upcoming climbing expedition to Pakistan, the conversation went something like this: ‘You want to go where? The place with all the bombings? Aren’t they beheading westerners. Why in God’s name would you want to go there?’ Why indeed? As others tried to dissuade me from accepting PatContinue reading “Karim Sar Expedition, Pakistan 2009”

In ‘Searching for Groundswell: A New Zealand Surfer’s Road Trip’, Kiwi surfer, Paul Hersey, sets out to find the country’s most iconic waves and secret surf breaks. Along the 15,000 kilometres of New Zealand’s coastline, from his surfing roots in Northland, right through to the freezing waters of Dunedin, and finding the hidden beaches inContinue reading “Press Release: Searching For Groundswell”