Don French completes 100 Peaks Challenge

April 2021

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It’s taken 30 years, but the 100 Peaks Challenge is finally over for Don French. On February 21, the veteran mountaineer (pictured at right) ticked off his final summit of the New Zealand Alpine Club’s climbing challenge, the West Coast’s elusive 2557m Mt Unicorn, making him the first climber to summit the 100 peaks. It […]

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