Alpinist Magazine Issue 46 - Spring 2014 DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCT Kickturnstarter

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Mountian Account

Alpinist Magazine Issue 46 - Spring 2014 DISCOUNT_HIDDEN_PRODUCT KickturnstarterFeatures Mountain Profile: Darran Mountains, New Zealand For more than 100 years, small bands of climbers have struggled through rain soaked forests to reach the great ice and rock lines of the Darran Mountains in New Zealand. And yet, even today, many of the vast walls remain largely unknown. Paul Hersey sifts through the rich stories of this oft forgotten range, from the early days of Maori exploration to New Zealand alpinist Guy McKinnon's 2013