by Jub | Apr 30, 2021
The Hooker Valley Track in Mount Cook National Park is a 10-11km out-and-back track with minimal elevation. This is an incredibly popular South Island walk, and for good reason. The views you get of Aoraki/Mount Cook, Lake Mueller, Hooker Lake, the surrounding...
by Jub | Apr 29, 2021
The Mueller Hut Track is an out and back hike in the 10-11km range. With over 1000 metres of elevation gain, it’s going to be the hardest hike some of you have ever done…but is one of my favourite hikes in the South Island. The track, while an alpine route...
by Jub | Apr 26, 2021
What is a trig? As I try and question more of the mundane things in the world, this was a question I asked myself when reaching the trig at the trig on the Mount Climie Track near Wellington. I’ve always associated trigs with summits. But this trig wasn’t...
by Jub | Apr 25, 2021
So you’ve done some cool walks and activities but now it’s time to decide where to go after Queenstown. There are lots of options in all directions so it’s not an easy question to answer. And for each of you, there’ll be lots of variables like...
by Jub | Apr 25, 2021
The following are books about New Zealand you should consider reading before travelling the country. I’ve personally read each book, and they talk about New Zealand from a variety of different angles in different genres. Where practical, I include: an...
