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Kōrero: Skiing

Ski mountaineering

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Ski mountaineering

Skiing is sometimes used as a way of travelling across snowfields to reach climbing areas. Ski mountaineers Andrew Troup (front) and Mike Sim climb towards the Fritz Range from the head of the Franz Josef Glacier.

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by Hamish Wilson

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Andrew Troup, Skiing – Alternative snow sports, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/11868/ski-mountaineering (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Andrew Troup, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.