The rocky ridge between Girdlestone and Adkin. Photo: Peter Laurenson

Peggys Peak to South King, Tararua Forest Park

May 2018

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Seven slightly easier peaks

Most have heard of the Seven Summits challenge, where climbers scale the highest point on each of the world’s seven continents. But there’s also a seven summits challenge much closer to home. Given fair conditions, a circuit beginning and ending at Mitre Flats Hut which links seven points above 1500m, including 1571m Mitre, the highest […]
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Peter Laurenson

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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).

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