Glacier Trail: West Coast asks for $60m cycle trail to Fox
An ambitious scenic cycle trail has passed the first hurdle.
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The trainee mountaineers were swept away on a peak in the Gangotri range.
Forbidden Kingdom: Bhutan opens multi-day hiking trail
After 60 years dormant, the Trans Bhutan Trail opens this week.
Wānaka gains world-class ski route made from Antarctic igloos
You'll find the unique igloos only in Wanaka's Harris range and Antarctica.
Whistle-stop trip to climb highest peak ends in tragedy for dad of three girls
Petr Mandik died during a rockfall while climbing Aoraki/Mt Cook.
Mount Kilimanjaro installs internet, social media-loving travellers rejoice
Climbers can now tweet, Tiktok and Instagram their way up the gigantic mountain.
Death of tramper sparks changes to DOC volunteer hut warden training
DOC has improved visitor safety information on several routes in the Nelson Lakes.
Cyclorama: How Kiwis learned to stop worrying and love the E-bike
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Mountain climber dies after falling into gully
A rāhui has been placed on the mountain following the tragic death.
Russian mountain climber's incredible act after reaching Mt Everest summit
The Russian mountaineer has been praised for her stunning act at the summit.
Mystery over climber's death solved as boot emerges 50 years later
Reinhold Messner says discovery sets record straight about death of brother in Himalayas.
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Everest Day: Nepal wants New Zealand friendship marked
Just 190 visas have been granted to Kiwis since Covid.
Peter Hillary backs Nepalese community's push for official recognition of Everest Day
Everest Day celebrates the anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary's first ascent of Mt Everest.
Cold snap on the way: Ski fields' snowmaking guns at the ready
Snow forecast down to 600m.
Italian grandmother starts 22000km walk following Marco Polo
All going to plan, she will reach Beijing by her 75th birthday.
Special report: The tragic trend making ghosts of our glaciers
Our snowlines are rising at 'a screaming pace'. Just what does Aotearoa stand to lose?
DoC hut defiled by antisocial visitors as guests tried to sleep
Hut users were accused of Antisocial behaviour and urinating on bunks.
Why ski lovers should book a trip to this spot ASAP
One of the world's best spots is open and ready for snow-loving tourists.
Lonely Planet shares 5 of Europe's best train journeys
Ditch the crowded airports and tiny plane windows for the magical world of train travel.
Grand Canyon hiker's guilty plea, trail party grows out of control
The guide plead guilty to inviting 140 hikers through the Arizona national park.
Lost in translation: The famous attraction we've misnamed for 100 years
The real name of this famous site may have been lost in translation, say historians.
Queenstown hillside cabin sites snapped up by buyers
Twenty-eight sites priced between $385,000 and $575,000.
Rock and a hard place: Project sparks mental health, conservation debate
Painted stones - Kim's Rocks - have been appearing around the hills of the South Island.
Free Solo? Alex Honnold is about to become a dad, is climbing on hold
Big wall climbers Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless are their first child this week.
This country beat New Zealand as 'most beautiful in the world'
Do you think this popular holiday destination beats New Zealand's beaches and mountains?
Annual index reveals the best places to retire in 2022 revealed
A new study reveals the golden spots to spend your golden years.
Take a trip along one of the world's longest roads
Fancy a great walk? This one may take you 530 days.
One injured in fall at Remarkables
A person has been injured after a fall at Queenstown's Remarkables.
MSC reveal New Zealand's most dangerous summer hikes
A hike at the bottom of the Tararua Range has been called NZ's most dangerous.
Mountaineers climb Aotearoa's highest peaks in one month
Mountaineers climb New Zealand's highest peaks in a month.
Once in a lifetime adventures: How to visit Antarctica in 2022
Time in Antarctica will leave you forever changed. Here's how to visit once borders open.
Everest hero's climbing memento surfaces at auction – again
Sir Edmund Hillary's canvas duffel bag is turning heads.