Here we are in the middle of the Southern Alps, surrounded by snowcapped peaks and mossy forests, sitting beside a turbulent river

Derek Cheng makes a half-hearted attempt at the TrustPower Adventure Quest.

There will always be a few, like the explorers of old, who want to push to the limit of human endurance.

Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are walking across Europe on the medieval Way of St James, for instance, or travelling to India in search of ancient wisdom.