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Aoraki Mt Cook, with the summit of Mt Wakefield at left. Photo: Peter Laurenson

Mt Wakefield, Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

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Peter Laurenson

A tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer, Peter has been adventuring for more than 30 years.

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June 2026

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Peter Laurenson

A tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer, Peter has been adventuring for more than 30 years.

By Peter Laurenson

Mt Wakefield is one of our 75 Top Trampers’ Peaks. View all peaks in the list here. Mt Wakefield is named after the colonialist Edward Gibbon Wakefield. The apt Māori name for the craggy, broken ridge with numerous scree faces and bluffs along its length is Kirikirikatata (kirikiri: stones, shingle; katata: to split open). Kirikirikatata […]

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).