Can a tramper climb Aoraki/Mt Cook?

January 2015

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It takes more than a good deal of fitness to accomplish this. Photo: Mark Watson
What would it take for a tramper of average fitness to propel themselves to the top of New Zealand’s highest summit? Wilderness finds out In 2009 British comedian Eddie Izzard ran 43 marathons in 51 days. If an endurance runner achieved this, it would be remarkable. But Izzard was no athlete. He was a slightly overweight […]
Matthew Pike

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