Tom’s extraordinary trip to the tippy-top of Tappy

September 2025

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Tom takes in the exceptional views from the summit. Photo: Butch Gamboa
An 11-year-old Nelson boy climbs one of New Zealand’s highest mountains. Tom Parker was four years old when he and his mother, Leah Parker, encountered unseasonal snow that came up to Tom’s knees while on a tramping trip.  “He looked up at me and said, ‘Mum, this is too much adventure’,” says Leah, eight years […]
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