Mt Sefton, 3157m, in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park is on the 100 Peaks Challenge. Photo: Matthew Cattin

The challenge of a lifetime

January 2021

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Kiwi mountaineers Don French and Ben Gibbins share their aspirations of completing the 100 Peaks Challenge.

Don French could never resist the call of the mountains. As a kid growing up in rural Masterton, hours were whiled away staring out the window and memorising the rolling summits of the Tararua Range – his schoolwork forgotten. “I was never going to be in the first 15, I had no academic prowess, and […]
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