A Mahu Whenua Traverse youth event
The problem with building a whole lot of huts in the mountains is the lack of something tangible to celebrate when viewed from an urban life.
I am pleased to announce a planned youth event with The Antarctic Heritage Trust (https://nzaht.org/) to complete the traverse with a range of young (year 12 &13) adventurers.
As well as restoring some of the amazing heritage in the Antarctic such as the expedition huts of Scott, Shackleton and Borschgrevink, the AHT also have a commitment to preserving the adventurous spirit of these explorers. To achieve this goal they have taken young people on many amazing expeditions such as kayaking in Antarctica, crossing South Georgia in Shackleton’s footsteps, and a crossing of Greenland following Nansen’s route. With the current need for adventures closer to home, AHT saw the Mahu Whenua traverse as a worthy adventure linking their existing connection with Antarctic turks to their NZ counterparts.
We are still formulating plans but I am hoping to have a couple of groups doing the traverse from opposing ends sometime in mid-August 2021.
That’s all for now. Remember the changes to the wilding pine weekend/day.
Cheers
Erik Bradshaw
027 241 8571
4 December 2020 |