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Athlete Blogs: Helen Beattie – What’s an inheritance, Mum?
Awkward questions… “Well, son, it’s not something that you’re going to need to worry about…” I’d not 10 minutes before made an outstanding purchase of a second set of Zipp wheels. This followed a rather rush-of-blood-to-the-head purchase of #BMCTimeMachineHouston: Read Post
- 05 Oct 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Geoff Hunt – Road Cycling In France
‘Dropping in’ are the right words as just after 10 meters from the hotel the brakes are applied for the first time the day. The red rocks and tunnels and blue water canyon of the Gorges Sup du Ciane beckon. After one stop in the middle of the Gorge with the sun just striking the tops and making... Read Post
- road cycling, Cycling, europe
- 03 Oct 2016
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Video: The North Face Summit Series Experience 2016
The call to explore is in every one of us, but the act is a different story. To celebrate the launch of The North Face’s latest Summit Series collection they gave four individuals the opportunity to act. To challenge themselves with a Summit Series experience of their own in Queenstown, New... Read Post
- queenstown, winter, The North Face, ice climbing
- 03 Oct 2016
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Emirates Team New Zealand – Gaining Speed On The Water
Gaining speed on the water has been what it is all about for Emirates Team New Zealand in the relentless quest to win back the America's Cup. With their new AC50's reportedly performing well and foiling both upwind and downwind, we can't wait to see them in action against the competition! Read Post
- americas cup, emirates team new zealand, team new zealand
- 29 Sep 2016
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Adventure Series: Becky Griffiths – A New Way Of Travelling
I’ll start at the beginning... More than a year ago Joe and I packed up our bags and left Shropshire behind to follow our dream of exploring New Zealand. We got ourselves a camper van and worked our way around every inch of that spectacular country. Having explored NZ by van for a year, we... Read Post
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Torpedo7 Spring Challenge – Golden Bay Race Report
The 10th Torpedo7 Spring Challenge Womens Adventure Race took place in a range of conditions on Saturday in Golden Bay, which, after a week of sunshine, the event day delivered some ad-verse weather, with some periods of heavy rain throughout the day, but it didn’t stop the teams in anyway making... Read Post
- womens, spring challenge, adventure race, golden bay
- 28 Sep 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Naomi Whitehead – When An Opportunity Presents… A Tale Of Autumn And Winter Adventures!
As September arrives I find myself reflecting on the year thus far and the amazing adventures that have come my way. I love making the most of the unique outdoor playground we have here in New Zealand, and have learnt to be willing to grab an opportunity whenever it presents. More often than not I... Read Post
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Diaries Downunder: Episode 3 – Jye Kearney (and the mega storm) Hit Canterbury, New Zealand!
Australian professional snowboarder Jye Kearney is back in New Zealand! This time he gets thrown into an adventure that bucks him from the norm of his usual routine. From Christchurch Airport, the crew make their way to Mount Hutt, Canterbury's largest resort for some mind boggling spring park... Read Post
- Mt Hutt, canterbury, Diaries Downunder, road trip, mount hutt, mount olympus, nick hyne, nick brown, jye kearney
- 21 Sep 2016
- James Mulcahy
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GoPro Hero5 + Karma Drone
The much awaited Gopro HERO5 has been announced and we can now share the exciting new details with you. Both cameras will be available for purchase in the next couple of weeks so not long to wait! Read Post
- gopro, hero5, pov camera, camera, action sports, POV, new release
- 20 Sep 2016
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Athlete Blogs: Hamish Fleming – Left Handed Chopsticks. Wulong Mtn Quest 2016
I arrived in Wulong this year pretty pumped. We were back at the race that we all love, the big one, with the same team as last year – defending champs. Mentally I was gee’d up. I arrived in Wulong this year pretty pumped. We were back at the race that we all love, the big one, with the same... Read Post
- racing, wulong, china, hamish fleming, adventure race, accident
- 16 Sep 2016