Mount Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters is helping remove more than five tonnes of rubbish from Haupapa Tasman Glacier. This is New Zealand’s largest glacier and the one most frequently visited by climbers, skiers and tourists. The company applied for an Environment Heritage Lottery Grant for the clean-up work, which began with the dismantling of […]
About the author
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.
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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