Climbing
Climber Riley Smith on why the sport's popularity is surging
Riley Smith is someone who knows and appreciates climbing - both indoors and out: he started aged around 8. His new book focuses on climbs around Dunedin - but goes beyond being just a guidebook. Audio
Tauranga's Steph Dryfhout claims world tree climbing title
Stephanie Dryfhout has just become the latest New Zealander to win the international tree climbing competition. Audio
Peter Laurenson: Connection to Khumbu
Peter Laurenson is a keen tramper, climber and photographer who has spent three decades maintaining a special connection with the Khumbu region - the gateway to Mount Everest. He first visited the… Audio, Gallery
Olympic business - How and why new sports make it into the Game
The Tokyo Games are just over a week away, and include some sports not previously seen at the Olympics in a bid to woo a younger audience. Measures were introduced ahead of the Tokyo Olympics allowing… Audio
Calling Home: Dr Lisa Fletcher in Kathmandu
Lisa Fletcher moved to Kathmandu with her husband, Leighton, and their children, Annabel and Elliot, in 2019. Eight months later the pandemic struck, and now Nepal, like India, is in the midst of a… Audio
Running uphill for the good of the mind
Sometimes you really do have to climb every mountain. New Zealand adventurer, mountain runner and mental health advocate Mal Law is no stranger to taking on extreme challenges in order to fundraise… Audio
Why Rachel Māia chose to have her leg amputated
What's it like to look at your leg for the last time then ask doctors to amputate it? Zoë George follows champion rock climber Rachel Māia as she says goodbye to her limb and embarks on a new chapter… Audio
Adrian Hayes: Triumph and Tragedy on K2
The number of people who die trying to reach the summit of K2 is one of the highest of any mountain. Audio, Gallery
Can action sports help make a better world?
Skateboarding, surfing and other action sports are starting to play a role in social development, community building and even peacemaking around the world. Audio
'Swiss Machine' Ueli Steck dies in Himalayas
One of the most famous climbers in the world, Ueli Steck, has died on Mount Everest.
Injured climbers rescued from Mount Aspiring
Two climbers rescued from Mount Aspiring National Park have moderate to serious injuries, St John says.
Kai Lightner: teenage climbing champion
Kathryn Ryan talks to Kai Lightner a 17 year old from Fayettville North Carolina who has been able to out climb some of the world's best adult rock climbers since he was 15 years old. What's more his… Audio
Cut-rate Everest expeditions recipe for disaster
A recipe for disaster and death is unfolding on Mount Everest. That's according to veteran climbers from New Zealand and Nepal who are warning increasing numbers of inexperienced climbers are trying… Audio
Everest expedition leaders warn of using untrained sherpas
Expedition leaders on Mount Everest are warning that too many inexperienced climbers are using untrained sherpas in cut-rate expeditions. Audio
Importance of preparedness highlighted for climbers
The death of Nicole Leman, and the rescue last night of an injured Israeli tourist who was climbing in Arthur's Pass is prompting search and rescue teams to remind climbers of the need to be prepared.
…Derek Andrews: high-altitude garbologist
Derek Andrews lives in New Plymouth and climbing nearby Mount Taranaki (altitude: 2,518 metres) is his pastime. So far, he's been up the mountain nearly 700 times collecting rubbish and making sure… Audio
New Zealand mountaineering, a history in photographs
John Wilson was a keen climber both here and in America and Peru from the 1950s to 1970s. He lives surrounded by mountains in Arthurs Pass, having retired from a career writing - he was the founding… Audio
Lydia Bradey the first New Zealand woman to climb Mt Everest
Getting to the top of Mt Everest was for our most famous New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary, the making of a legend. But the same feat for Lydia Bradey, the first New Zealand woman to get to the top of… Audio, Gallery
Alpine club responds over deaths of climbers
The New Zealand Alpine club is digesting a coroner's recommendations over a double fatality on one of its trips. Audio
Google Glass in Emergency Situations
The impact of visual cues from heads-up displays like Google Glass are being examined to determine their impact on climbing Audio
