Outdoor Adventure Articles
Over the years we have published a number of articles by folk like you who enjoy the outdoors and have written about some of their adventures for all of us. We add a few each time Biv/Mail - our print newsletter - comes out (3 times a year). Here you will find links to these articles. Currently they are in alphabetical title order. We would dearly love to increase the number of these articles so if you have something you think is worth sharing about one of your adventures email us.
| Title | Short Description |
|---|---|
| Across the Greenland Ice Cap: | Graham Charles and Marcus Waters of Adventure Philosophy set out to become the first kiwi team to make the crossing. June 2008 |
| Alaskan First Ascent: | Mark Allen describes his climbing adventure with Graham ZImmerman in Alaska. Things didn't go exactly to plan. November 2011 |
| April Arapiles Adventures: | Andrew Powell shares his time on the red chunk of rock called Mount Arapiles 300km from Melbourne, Australia, with friends. Nice photos. June 2010 |
| Backyard and Beyond: | Paul Hersey tells about the Backyard and Beyond group and their plans to tackle a trans-alpine expedition in the South Island. June 2011 |
| Backyard and Beyond - an update: | Paul Hersey updates us about the Backyard and Beyond group - what they've been up to in the lead up to tackling a trans-alpine expedition in the South Island. November 2011 |
| Battles with Adversity: | Mat StMartin tells us about his adventures with Battles, the home made kayak he took around Stewart Island, New Zealand. Battles was aptly named. November 2009 |
| Coasting Solo, Footsteps of a White Native: | Louis Brown recounts his West Coast solo adventure as 2006 GORE-TEX® 'Good For Life' Adventure Philosophy scholarship winner. June 2007 |
| Confessions of a Hut Warden: | Carl Walrond tells about his days as a hut warden in Fiordland. November 2008 |
| Cook to Cook: | Sarah Wilson and Cat Shand are preparing to take on a spectacular adventure to raise funds for the Melanoma Foundation of NZ. November 2011 |
| Good for Life Sholarship: | a lead in for stories of the Circumnavigation of South Canterbury and the Plans to Build a Sea Kayak and Cirumnavigate Stewart Island. June 2009 |
| Hillary Challenge Title Heads South: | Darren Ashmore from OPC gives a report on the Hillary Challenge 2010 won by Middleton Grange from Christchurch. November 2010 |
| Honeymoon for Four!: | Andrew Powell talks about his trip to Raillay, Thailand with his wife and friends. June 2008 |
| Kayaking the Port of the Winged Horse: | Carl Walrond makes a visit to Steward Island using sea kayaks for transportation. February 2008 |
| Klimbing in Kalymnos: | Andrew Powell tells us about his week climing in the limestone sportclimbing terrain of the tiny Greek Island of Kalymnos. February 2011 |
| Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge: | Dave Linfield joins thousands of cyclists keen to take on the testing 160km ride. February 2007 |
| Losing Your Feet: | Craig Donnelly tells us about his 5 day teacher kayak instruction workshop at the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OPC), Tongariro, a course subsidised by Genesis Energy. February 2009 |
| Lyon Country: | Carl Walrond heads south to the Northen Southern Alps. November 2006 |
| Man's Cafe: | Carl Walrond talks about his adventures in the hills near Dannevirke. June 2009 |
| Mizone 7in7 Challenge: Mission Accomplished | A recap of Mal Law's increadible journey to raise funds for the Leukemia & Blood Foundation. February 2010 |
| Mount Hopkins, North Buttress: | Paul Hersey talks us through his first ascent of a new route on Hopkins. November 2006 |
| Mt Rolleston Via Rome Ridge: | Jochen Bind skives off work to take advantage of great conditions to climb a classic line in the Southern Alps. February 2007 |
| Needles and Teeth: | Carl Walrond recalls a trip in the Anatoki Backcountry. June 2007 |
| Oxfam Trailwalker 2011: | Sam Wilson writes about Team Bivouac Wellington's efforts in the 2011 Oxfam Trailwalker. April 2011 |
| Paul's Story - the February 22nd Christchurch Earthquake: | Andrew Powell talks about the effect of February's earthquake on Bivouac Outdoor and Paul Hersey tells us about his experiences on the day. June 2011 |
| Ruakituri: | Mike Burt invites you along on an "exploring/huntin/fishing old-style bush trip" through the recently gazetted Ruakituri Wilderness Area, which he describes "as wild and beautiful place as anywhere". February 2008 |
| Science and the Protection of our Native Birdlife: | Efforts to keep our birds safe from PBFD (Psittacine beak and feather disease). June 2011 |
| Ski-mountaineering Iran | Simon Shelton takes us along on a trip to the wicked powder slopes of some of Iran's tall mountains. June 2010 |
| Success for Team Bivouac Outdoor Colts at Rollo's 6 Hour Adventure Race | Read how the team went about their race and how they came up trumps. November 2011 |
| The Cape Epic: | Helena Parsons tells us about last year's Cape Epic in South Africa - the world's longest mountain bike race. February 2009 |
| The Hidden Corner: | An account by Sean Waters of his Tibetan expedition. November 2006 |
| The Kahurangi Prospect | Carl Walrond shares with us a solo exploration in Kahurangi with insights into the local geology and the life of a couple who led a hard existence but made this area their home from 1913 to 1951. November 2010 |
| The Lost Tower Expedition - Patagonia 2007: | &Almost exactly a year ago Jo Kippax and Sean Waters travelled to South America in search of a remote granite spire in the middle of the Patagonian Icecap. A number of serious obstacles including 25 days of extreme weather meant that the team had to “roll with the punches” and re-evaluate their initial objectives, but what followed was an amazing self-supported journey on foot, skis and kayaks through some or the world’s most incredible but inhospitable terrain. November 2008 |
| The Roaming Pom: | Dan Kendall tells us of his first mountaineering experience in NZ on Mt Rolleston. February 2011 |
| Travelling and Climbing in Pakistan: | Paul Hersey travels to a risky area of the world to scale an unclimbed 6000m mountain. Will he make it? February 2010 |
| Travels in the Land of Fire and Ice: | Ben Brown is a Kiwi at the cutting edge of what has evolved into an aerial underwater sport. Take a glimpse at life as a leading whitewater kayaker as he takes his skills to the challenges offered in Iceland. November 2007 |
| Twenty-four-hour Hermits: | No time for adventure? Carl Walrond explains how to fit in a quick adventure with 24 hours in Otago. June 2008 |
| Viral Infection Confirmed in Second Population of Kakariki: | Tiritiri Mtangi's population of Kakariki are under threat. Find out more. November 2011 |
| "Was it cold?": | Kurt Joy describes his visit to the old Cape Evans Hut in Antarctica - built in 1910 and the base for Scott's ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole. February 2011 |
| Whanganui Bay, Easter 09 | Martin Broederlow recaps a cracking' climbing weekend at Whanganui Bay on the shores of Lake Taupo. February 2010 |
