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October 2015

Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

A tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer, Peter has been adventuring for more than 30 years.

Peter Laurenson

By Peter Laurenson

Mt Armstrong, Aspiring National Park / Moderate For North Island townies like me, one of the biggest challenges in any climb in the Southern Alps is just getting there in time for a period of settled weather. So a climb of Mt Armstrong, 2174m, a little over 700m above the easily accessible Brewster Hut (12 […]

Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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