Naming rites

April 2011

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April 2011

On the summit of Mt David with views to neighbouring mountains
1994. It’s a glorious spring day in the head of the Mararoa. The vista of snow clad peaks of the Livingstone Range is impressive, with the crenulated crest of the David Peaks pre-eminent among them. It occurs to me that getting to the top of a mountain that bears my name – or, more accurately, […]

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