Okay, this is pretty rad. We stayed at a friend of a friend’s house in Wanaka for about a week, and part way through our visit, Ben decided to let us in on a little secret. Way up on a hill above a river he’d discovered a huge crag that he was trying to develop....
Ten days ago we backpacked into the Routeburn Track, a beautiful trail in the Remarkables mountain range. The Routeburn is considered the little brother of the Milford Track, and it’s where everyone winds up who can’t get a Milford Track reservation (which we scored last October). The route is a three-day hike over the Southern...
Great news! The results of the Wedding Photojournalist Association’s 2006 year-end contest are in, and I picked up a few awards for images in the scene setting, getting ready and first dance categories. Only a handful of photographers in Colorado have received awards from the WPJA, and the WPJA only accepts a small percentage of...
Right now we’re in the town of Wanaka. Climbed yesterday and are weathering out a storm in the comfort of the van. Apparently the Milford Track is due for 200mm of rain today. Good thing we left when we did. Last night we watched a movie in the car on the laptop, and today we’re...
We were feeling lethargic — a little ill, perhaps, or maybe just beat from working an impossible climb the day before — so we all decided to have a rest day in and around Milford Sound. Here’s a picture of that impossible climb. It’s a ridiculous 5.12c that’s got a bolt every three feet until...
