Richard Riddiford discusses his documentary, Before Everest. In his last autobiography, Sir Edmund Hillary wrote of fellow mountaineer Earle Riddiford: ‘I’d never share a rope with him’. It’s perhaps the most damning thing one climber can say about another and the slur prompted Riddiford’s children – documentary maker Richard and his sister Anna – to […]
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
A tale of adventure and tragedy
Mt Peel, Kahurangi National Park
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Get lost and suffer
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