Sitting at 2200m on Aoraki/Mt Cook’s Grand Plateau, Plateau Hut is the most popular base for climbers planning an ascent of our highest mountain. On January 21, along with Jamie Vinton-Boot and Matt Quirke, I departed the hut and crossed the plateau en route to a bivy site high on Aoraki. Roped together, we sweated […]
About the author
Mark Watson
Wilderness gear editor Mark Watson divides his workdays between graphic design, writing and photography. His passion for tramping, climbing, cycling and storytelling has taken him all over Aotearoa and the world in search of great trails, perfect moves and epic light. He has published four books and his photographs have featured in numerous publications. Especially motivated by long distance travel, he has tramped Te Araroa and cycled from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
Mt Somers via Te Kiekie Route, Hakatere Conservation Park
The Tararua’s forgotten traverse
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