Bikepacking on the ridgeline between Moonlight Tops Hut and Pororari Hut, Paparoa Track

Bikepacking on singletrack on the Paparoa Track, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Black Spur Slab Hut, Clarence Reserve Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park, Seaward Kaikoura Range

Northern aspect of Mount Patuki above Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Cirque above Lake Turner, with Karetai Peak, Karetai Col, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Mountaineer coils yellow climbing rope on the north ridge of Mount Tarewai, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Donne Glacier and Donne Face of Mount Tutoko, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Glacier Creek Cirque and Donne Glacier Lake beneath Mount Madeline and Mount Tuoko. Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Hooker River & Aoraki Mount Cook, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Lenticular cloud over Lake Pukaki & Aoraki Mount Cook, Canterbury

Bikepacking in montane beech forest between Moonlight Tops Hut and Pororari Hut, Paparoa Track

Bikepacking past ferns on the Paparoa Track, Paparoa National Park, New Zealand

Old Cedar Flat Hut, Toaroha Valley, Hokitkia Catchments

Mountaineer crosses snowfields below north face of Mount Patuki. Mount Waitiri, Mount Tutoko and Mount Madeline in background, Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Two mountaineers standing on the slopes of Mount Tarewai, opposite Mount Te Wera, Lake Turner, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Close up of mountaineer removing crampon, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Donne Glacier Lake outlet, Glacier Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Hollyford Valley and Humboldt Mountains, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Early morning cloud reflected in a tarn, Mount Sebastopol, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

Houghton Bay homes with Pencarrow Head and Rimutuka Range in background, Wellington

Bikepacking in montane beech forest between Moonlight Tops Hut and Pororari Hut, Paparoa Track

Tarn, Lake Stream, Victoria Range, West Coast

Montane beech trees in upper Hollyford Valley, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

A mountaineer crosses snowfields below north face of Mt Patuki, Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Two mountaineers standing on the slopes of Mount Tarewai, opposite Mount Te Wera, Lake Turner, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Upper south face of Mount Tutoko and Age Glacier, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Alice Peak, above Donne Glacier Lake and Glacier Creek. Hollyford Valley and Humboldt Mountains to right, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Central Darran Mountain peaks viewed from the Hollyford River, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Upper Gertrude Valley and Barrier Face, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park

Centennial Highway and lights of Paekakariki by night, with Kapiti Island in distance, Kapiti Coast

Bikepacking in montane beech forest between Moonlight Tops Hut and Pororari Hut, Paparoa Track

Old Willows Hut, Clarence Reserve Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park, Seaward Kaikoura Range

Mountaineer crosses snowfield below Waitiri. In background, northern aspect of Mount Patuki above Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

South face and west and south ridges of Mount Te Wera, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

A mountaineer climbing without rope on the south ridge of Mount Tarewai, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Glacier on west face of Mount Madeline and Turners Pass, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Two mountaineers standing above Donne Glacier Lake and opposite Donne Face and Glacier of Mount Tutoko, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

A female mountain biker bikepacking through nikau palms on the Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

Tent camp on col between Barrier Knob and Barrier Peak, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park

Two bikepackers riding through beech forest between Moonlight Tops Hut and Pororari Hut, Paparoa Track, Paparoa National Park

Black Spur Slab Hut, Clarence Reserve Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Conservation Park, Seaward Kaikoura Range

Mountaineer crosses snowfield below Waitiri. In background, northern aspect of Mount Patuki above Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

South face and west and south ridges of Mount Te Wera, Cleft Creek, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

View of the Lake Turner cirque from Mount Tarewai, including Mount Te Wera, and Karetai Peak, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Two mountaineers crossing glacier on south western slope of Mount Madeline, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

A mountaineer stands above Donne Glacier Lake and opposite Donne Face of Mount Tutoko, Darran Mountains, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

A female mountain biker bikepacking on the Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand

Lenticular cloud over Lake Pukaki & Aoraki Mount Cook, Canterbury