Guided up your first 3000m peak

May 2017

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Under torchlight, climbers leave the warmth of Colin Todd Hut to climb Mt Aspiring. <em?Photo: Grant Maslowski
Mountain guide Jane Morris talks us through a guided climb of Mt Aspiring/Tititea The difference between employing a guide to climb a 3000m peak and ‘doing it yourself’ is like opting to take the escalator instead of the stairs. Both will get you up and down but one with significantly less physical and mental effort […]
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