Sunset on the shortest day

Ruari Macfarlane swinging his arms to rewarm his fingers as he begins his descent of Mt Tasman/ Horokoau, New Zealand's second highest peak. Moments later the sun disappeared and we continued our down climb until well after dark.

The Climber

Jane Morris reaching the ridge top at the head of the Hoophorn Valley. The South Face of Mt Sealy is in the background

Aorkai, viewed from the summit of Mt Graham

Alastair McDowell takes in the sunrise views from the summit of Mt Graham

Grand Traverse

Traversing New Zealand's highest mile across Aoraki Mt Cook on a morning tinged with yellow/ orange haze from the Australian bushfires.

Solo Adventure

Traveling solo through the La Perouse Glacier gives us an appreciation for some of New Zealands most challenging and spectacular terrain

First Light on Silberhorn

Alastair McDowell on the South East Ridge of Silberhorn, with Grand Plateau below. Mt Cook National Park

Magellan summit Ridge

Strong winds aloft

After completing a new route (Kia rapu i tõku māramatanga) on the South Face of Mt Aspiring, Sooji Clarkson organises the rope and we head upwards along the Coxcomb Ridge. But not for long. The South Face was shady and cold and now that we're in the sun we have to contend with strong winds. Blowing snow and winds gusting up to 70kph helped us decide to bail back down the lower Coxcomb Ridge. This complex terrain had us navigating rock steps, down climbs and short rappels late into the evening. We had lunch that day at 11pm!

Ants amongst the Giants

Ski Touring in the upper Tasman Glacier, New Zealand

Lukas Kirchner near High Peak on Aoraki Mt Cook.

After a climb of 'White Dream' on the South Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook the previous day, and a night at Middle Peak Hotel, great conditions allowed us to complete the Grand Traverse across the steepest section of summit ridge in an hour. We continued our 'extra' Grand Traverse the following day after a bivvy on the upper Linda Shelf, and a traverseof Mt Dampier, Mt Vancouver and Mt Malaspina.

Sunset from Middle Peak Hotel

Lukas Kirchner soaks up the last of the evening sun rays from our crevasse bivvy on Aoraki Middle Peak.

Ama Dablam traverse

Traversing rock between Camp 1 and Camp 2 on the Southwest Ridge of Ama Dablam

Lendenfeld Peak

Simon Castledine on the final pitches to the summit of Lendenfeld Peak, Wesland National Park, New Zealand

Sunrise on the Northwest Ridge

Soft and warming light on the NW Ridge of Mt Aspiring. Rolling Pin distant.

Rob Roy Peak summit, with Mt Aspiring distant.

Scrambling a short section of rock to reach the false summit. Mt Aspiring distant.

Engaging with the environment

Ben Sanford negotiates the narrow snow ridge on the West Ridge of Glacier Peak. The Fox Glacier neve spills away to the ocean behind.

Windswept

Alastair Mcdowell nearing the summit of Mt Teichelmann. It's not an anti gravity rope, but rather one very windy summit ridge.

Au Cheval

Ruari Macfarlane bravely standing on the back of a galloping horse - the famous 'Au Cheval' section of the West Ridge of Malte Brun.

Hicks North Rib

Pay Gray venturing up some steep and solid rock on the upper North Rib. Soon after this we rerouted around to the left.

Split boarding on Glacier Peak

Surfing the fresh snow from the summit of Glacier Peak, Ben Sanford enjoys this wild environment.

Mt Haast Summit Ridge

Topping out on the summit ridge of Mt Haast after completing a new route we called 'Hotline', grade IV, 5. Ben Sanford looks to the final 60m summit headwall. We spent most of the day in the sun with spectacular views out to the West Coast rivers, forests and waves.

Climbing up from Clarke Saddle

Pat Gray enjoying summer alpenglow as he climbs towards Mt Teichelmann en route to Magellan. Malaspina, Vancouver, Dampier and Aoraki Mt Cook are all visible from here.

La Perouse East Face

Aoraki High Peak

Top of the South Face of Mt Cook