The view down Rainbow Stream from near Wilmot Saddle. Photo: Emily Lawson

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Sisyphus Peak, Mount Aspiring National Park. By Emily Lawson

Sisyphus is a legendary figure in Greek mythology, a king condemned to the task of pushing a boulder uphill only to have Hades cruelly send it tumbling back down as it nears the peak. Sisyphus Peak was so named after one climbing party’s run-in with a boulder in 1930.  Located in the east Matukituki Valley, […]
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