Adv 223 Yumpu
Xmas issue of Adventure Magazine December 2020 - January 2021
Xmas issue of Adventure Magazine December 2020 - January 2021
When you see the images canyoning can seem a little intimidating; cascading waterfalls, jumping off cliffs, submerged in icy water, but it is without a doubt an experience of a lifetime. That may and seem very cliched, but it’s true. It really is a mixture of the place, the adrenaline and fear, but I think that it is being in a place few people will ever get to see or experience that makes it utterly ‘unique’. STRONG & LIGHT Huge thanks to the team at Canyon Explorers: www.canyonexplorers.co.nz and Ella from Destination Queenstown www.queenstownnz.nz Gisela takes the plunge During our stay in Queenstown we resided at the Dairy Private Hotel, a unique boutique hotel in the centre of Queenstown, an easy walk to all amenities and wonderfully hosted by Maria. www.naumihotels.com Recommended places to eat: Flame www.flamegrill.co.nz Boardwalk www.boardwalkqueenstown.nz The Boatshed Café & Bistro www.boatshedqueenstown.co.nz Other things to do: Wine tasting with Three Miners at the Hilton www.threeminers.com Wine tasting with Emily from Gibbston Valley Winery www.gibbstonvalley.com Bike the Queenstown Trail with Around the Basin www.aroundthebasin.co.nz Helicopter tour with The Helicopter Line www.helicopter.co.nz It was hard to wipe the smiles off Marion and Althea's faces For a full list of activities visit Destination Queenstown www.queenstownnz.co.nz R A V E N 3 G T X The stoke is obvious! L-R: Lynne, Althea, Marion, Gisela, Ferdinand and Steve - Image compliments of Canyon Explorers Designed to make light work of tough alpine terrain in variable conditions b obo.co.nz/salewa 14//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#223
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- Page 8: 70,000 followers can't be wrong JOI
- Page 12: Half Day & Full Day Canyoning Trips
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- Page 30: How to climb your first 6000 metre
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- Page 38: Crisp and hard snow marks the entra
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When you see the images canyoning<br />
can seem a little intimidating; cascading<br />
waterfalls, jumping off cliffs, submerged in icy<br />
water, but it is without a doubt an experience<br />
of a lifetime. That may and seem very cliched,<br />
but it’s true. It really is a mixture of the place,<br />
the adrenaline and fear, but I think that it<br />
is being in a place few people will ever get<br />
to see or experience that makes it utterly<br />
‘unique’.<br />
STRONG & LIGHT<br />
Huge thanks to the team at Canyon<br />
Explorers: www.canyonexplorers.co.nz<br />
and Ella from Destination Queenstown<br />
www.queenstownnz.nz<br />
Gisela takes the plunge<br />
During our stay in Queenstown we resided at the Dairy<br />
Private Hotel, a unique boutique hotel in the centre<br />
of Queenstown, an easy walk to all amenities and<br />
wonderfully hosted by Maria. www.naumihotels.com<br />
Recommended places to eat:<br />
Flame www.flamegrill.co.nz<br />
Boardwalk www.boardwalkqueenstown.nz<br />
The Boatshed Café & Bistro<br />
www.boatshedqueenstown.co.nz<br />
Other things to do:<br />
Wine tasting with Three Miners at the Hilton<br />
www.threeminers.com<br />
Wine tasting with Emily from Gibbston Valley Winery<br />
www.gibbstonvalley.com<br />
Bike the Queenstown Trail with Around the Basin<br />
www.aroundthebasin.co.nz<br />
Helicopter tour with The Helicopter Line<br />
www.helicopter.co.nz<br />
It was hard to wipe the smiles off Marion and Althea's faces<br />
For a full list of activities visit Destination Queenstown<br />
www.queenstownnz.co.nz<br />
R A V E N 3 G T X<br />
The stoke is obvious! L-R: Lynne, Althea, Marion, Gisela, Ferdinand and Steve - Image compliments of Canyon Explorers<br />
Designed to make light work of tough alpine terrain in variable conditions<br />
b obo.co.nz/salewa<br />
14//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#<strong>223</strong>
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