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Camp at Princess Bath, looking to the southwest ridge. Photo: Peter Laurenson

Fit for a princess

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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

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December 2024

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

This alpine grade one is a right royal way for trampers to bag a 2000m-plus peak.

Mt Princess towers regally to the northwest of Lake Tennyson in the St James Conservation Area. Nestled in a cirque below the 2126m summit is a gleaming jewel of a tarn fit for royal bathing: Princess Bath. Some names in the area, such as the Spenser Mountains, Mt Una and Lake Guyon, were inspired […]

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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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