Opening Day at Treble Cone 2012 is always a special time to ride, no matter the conditions. Gearing up and getting the legs back for the season ahead with Rookie Academy. Smiles all round!
2012 Opening Day! from Treble Cone on Vimeo.
Category Archives: New Zealand
Splitboarding in the Garden of Eden, NZ
Friend Colin Boyd and his take on Splitboarding in New Zealand’s Remote Southern Alps. Great photos showcasing some of the Alps epic terrain.
Topo of the area
Day 4 in the Garden. Photo: Shane Orchard
The 23rd October 2011 was a historic night for New Zealand. But while nearly every kiwi throughout the world cheered the All Blacks on to win the Rugby World Cup Championship, eight of us watched lightening crack across the spring sky, reflecting off the surrounding mountaintops between thunderous booms. The patter of precipitation was constant. Three days into a 5-day backcountry splitboard trip in the Southern Alps of NZ, we were camped on a little known glacier called “The Garden of Eden.” John Pascoe, the man who bestowed such a fitting title, first laid eyes on it in the 1930’s, and has since been described as not a hospitable place to weather a storm. Not heeding that advice, we found ourselves pinned down on the Garden of Eden, a place as epic as it sounds, in the…
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Enjoying the coastal life.
Colin, Warrick and I flew West, with the help of our pilot, Hugh. The plan was only to spend a couple of nights in a very cool place on the coast, however it turned into a week of excellent times. The King Tide and gnarly weather forced us to stay a few extra days… Cheers Warrick! Awesome.
Somewhere in Fiordland… from Richie Johnston on Vimeo.
Sister, Rose and her husband Jackson
My sister Rose her husband Jackson are not your typical couple who enjoy their mountain biking… Check out this little video I made of them enjoying some downhill tracks in Victoria Park, Christchurch two weeks ago.
Tandem Mountain Biking – Rose & Jackson Green from Richie Johnston on Vimeo.
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