Smashing stereotypes

July 2016

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July 2016

Just like men, women don't need a helping hand. Photo: 123rf/Rawpixel
It’s 2016 so why so why are women who tramp and climb still being treated as less capable than men? I’m a keen skier. Each year, I buy a season pass to Ruapehu and get down there as many weekends as possible. I feel like I know the mountain and its surrounds pretty well – […]
Hazel Phillips

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Hazel Phillips

Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts. A firm believer that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, she’s passionate about representation in the outdoors. She is a self-confessed Ruapehu addict, and she’s never met a topo map she didn’t get along with.

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