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Top Mountain Safety Tips from the Mountain Safety Council
Winter is well and truly here, but it doesn’t mean that you should stop getting outdoors. Winter temperatures around New Zealand rarely reach double figure. So you’ll need to make sure you have the appropriate clothing for your trip. Dressing for winter is all about layering, breath-ability and... Read Post
- montain safety, snow safety
- 20 Jul 2017
- Durand Coldicott
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New to Torpedo7: Bearpaw Boots
Bearpaw boots transcend seamlessly between outdoor and urban environments, looking equally stylish in the snow as on the street. Read Post
- Outdoors, snow events, Snowsports, Tramping, winter activities, winter adventure, winter fun
- 18 May 2017
- Leah Lassche
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The Unplanned Mountain Biking Trifecta
National Park, Kaimanawa Ranges to Rotorua. Our unplanned mountain biking adventure took us around the central north island, exploring deserts on the Marton Sash and Door Tramway Trail, ancient forest on Tree Trunk Gorge and amazing views at the top of Rainbow Mountain. Read Post
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2018 Opening Dates for New Zealand Ski Fields
Cardrona, Treble Cone, Ohau, Whakapapa, Turoa and Tukino, just to name a few! We've done as much as possible to bring to you the opening days of some of the ski fields around New Zealand. Read Post
- Cardrona, Coronet Peak, mountains, Mt Hutt, New Zealand, nz, Ohau, Roundhill, Ski field opening days, snow, The Remarkables, Treble Cone, Tukino, Turoa, Wonter
- 09 May 2017
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Dakota Craig – My Winter Season in America 2016/2017
This season for was great, it had some highs and lows as does any sport. It started out with New Year’s Eve trip through to Breckenridge Colorado, this is where we were based for the season. I spent a month riding at Copper Mountain as the halfpipe at Breck wasn’t open yet. This was really good... Read Post
- america, Dakota Craig, halfpipe, Mammoth, snow, snowboarding
- 28 Apr 2017
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Adventure activities to line up this winter
Do you find yourself in a state of dread with the temperature dropping and the inevitable winter consuming the fun warm weather as we know it over the last few months. Don’t panic I think there are reasons to embrace it. Check out the following as I outline what’s good in the winter months for... Read Post
- gear guide, mountains, Nz adventure, Outdoors, winter activities, winter adventure, winter fun
- 24 Apr 2017
- Alex Murray
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The Road to Winter Fitness Starts Here!
Trying to keep fit over the winter can seem like the odds are stacked against you, but in setting an event goal you can combat the obstacles by making fitness matter more! Read Post
- adventure, Cycling, fitness, goal, health, Mountain Biking, racing, running, sports, trail running, training, training tips
- 19 Apr 2017
- Leah Lassche
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Product Review- All New Suunto Spartan Sport Wrist HR
The latest watch from Suunto’s aspirational Spartan series, the Spartan Sport Wrist HR is another step up in technological progression from the popular European adventure watchmaker. Read Post
- adventure race, adventure sports, Cycling, multisport, navigation, running, suunto, trail running, triathlon
- 12 Apr 2017
- Leah Lassche
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Xterra Rotorua Recap and 5 reasons why you should sign up
Xterra Rotorua went down on Saturday, the event took me by surprise I’ve heard good things but can’t say I took the time to look into it too much. I was shocked at the size and how well put together the event was. From the seamless management of the event to the energy and atmosphere the event... Read Post
- Blue lakes, Rotorua, torpedo7 xterra, Xterra blog, Xterra events, Xterra Rotorua recap
- 10 Apr 2017
- Alex Murray
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Athlete Blog – Andrew Sloan | 3 Weekends, 3 Events
Tackling Challenge Wanaka, NZ XC MTB Nationals and Motatapu Xterra! check out this recap of the 3 awesome events Read Post
- mototapu, mtb events, multisport, nz, recap, t7 athletes, torpedo7
- 24 Mar 2017