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Summer issue of Adventure Magazine
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PACKRAFTING<br />
Aoraki/Mt Cook<br />
By Jody Direen<br />
There was no better time to book my first trip to<br />
Mount Cook Village.<br />
At a time when the Hooker and Tasman Valleys<br />
would typically be sprawling with tourists from all<br />
over the world exploring the majestic lands that<br />
lay below Mount Cook – instead, the odd group<br />
of New Zealanders (like me) were about, filling up<br />
their adventure cup in their homeland. It was hard<br />
to see mostly empty cafes, carparks, hotel rooms<br />
and businesses downsized. But I was grateful for<br />
the opportunity to explore the true heart of the<br />
Southern Alps with its sub-alpine hikes and glacial<br />
lakes with my partner Barny Young and a couple<br />
of our good friends without competing for carpark,<br />
café, track and view point space. Now knowing how<br />
accessible and mind-blowing this place is I can only<br />
imagine how busy it must get in peak season, when<br />
international borders are open.<br />
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