Sooji Clarkson loves technical ice and mixed climbing in alpine terrain. In her pack much of the weight and space is occupied by climbing hardware and ropes. Everything else is carefully chosen to be lightweight, small, and to have multiple uses. “I try not to carry more than 20kg,” she says. “I’m not a very […]
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Sooji Clarkson
As an adult, Sooji discovered mountaineering, a passion which has led her on countless shenanigans across the Southern Alps as well as overseas, and (for better or worse) out of an engineering office and on to the tools, as a mountain guide. She particularly enjoys adventurous, technical climbing, ski traverses, wrestling pebbles, rock wren, and continuously learning more about the rocks, flora and fauna that inhabit NZ’s unique, precious, wild environments. See some of what’s in her pack here.
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