Brass Monkey Hut is in a striking location amongst a big landscape. Photo: Guy Frederick

A lofty location for Brass Monkey

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A bequest to build a hut in a ‘high lofty place where solitude prevails’ has created a meeting point for trampers from all points of the compass.

This story has its beginnings in the heart of Kahurangi National Park. The year was 1998 and Ana Terry and Jackie Winters were embarking on three weeks of tramping as training for Jackie’s upcoming adventure to Mt Kailash in Tibet. Their tramping attire consisted of woollen farming singlets over T-shirts, and oilskin raincoats provided aromatic […]
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Guy Frederick

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Guy Frederick

A photographer and writer based in Christchurch, Guy has been telling the stories of Kiwis for over two decades.  The theme that weaves through his work is our connection to place, and he says a few days tramping in Aotearoa’s awe-inspiring environment is one of the purest forms of this relationship.

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