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Mountain JourneysGrant Dixon and Ian BrownNew Zealand’s largest wilderness – a vast maze of mountains, sheer-sided valleys, dense forest, and dauntingly high rainfall. Consequently, it presents some of the most challenging tramping and trans-alpine terrain in this country.These challenges did no...

A story of three brothers and the Fiordland deer recovery eraPeta CareyShortlisted for the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards General Non-fiction CategoryThe story of the helicopter deer recovery era in Fiordland is told through the lives of three brothers, Gary, Mark and Kim Hollows. A story of adventu...

Mountaineering LegendRoss Cullen with Pip LynchThe remarkable story of , legendary New Zealand mountaineer.did not start mountaineering until he was thirty, when he moved to New Zealand in 1978. With an instinct for adventure and a fierce determination he taught himself to climb, and over the next 2...

40 Great tramping tripsShaun Barnett - Maps by GeographxOut of print. Revised edition, Tramping in Aotearoa, now available.In print for nearly 10 years, Tramping in New Zealand has become a best-selling tramping guide to …Read full → jQuery(document).ready(function($) $('a.jump-to-tab').c...

A year of swimming outdoors in New ZealandAnnette LeesFrom Northland to Fiordland, Annette Lees swam outdoors every day for a year in our rivers, lakes, ponds, seas, estuaries, wetlands, springs and outdoor lido pools. Across the country local people shared with her their swimming places and their f...

Mountain Journeys in the Southern AlpsGeoff SpearpointNEW ZEALAND MOUNTAIN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020A beautifully illustrated chronicle of five decades of tramping and adventuring in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Geoff Spearpoint is a legend among New Zealand’s tramping and mountaineeri...

100 Best Short WalksShaun Barnett - Maps by GeographxThis revised edition of the best-selling guide to 100 of the best walks in New Zealand is a must for anyone wanting to set out for the day in New Zealand’s unique landscape. New Zealand has an unparralleled selection of superb day walks, ran...

New Zealand surf photographyLogan MurrayRegarded internationally as one of the surfing world’s top line-up surf photographers, Logan Murray has had a long New Zealand career spanning five decades. his second book, and features his best contemporary work, stunning images for the surfing connoisseur...

A Guide to New Zealand's Best Backcountry Huts - RevisedShaun Barnett, Rob Brown and Geoff Spearpointan updated guide to over 200 of the best of New Zealand’s backcountry huts. Some can sleep 80 people, while others are tiny two-bunk affairs with not even room to stand up in. They are located in o...

Climbing all 24 of New Zealand's highest mountainsGavin Lang2023 Mountain & Adventure Heritage Awardthe story of climbing New Zealand’s 24 highest mountains, those peaks in the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana that rise above 3000 metres. Written by Wānaka-based mountain guide and advent...

The passion and consequence of a mountain lifeDave Vass2023 Mountain Book AwardBetween the 1980s and 2015, Dave Vass became one of New Zealand’s leading mountaineers. In he recounts the beginning of his outdoor life caving and rafting, before turning to climbing and the hard routes on Mt Aspiring...

New Zealand's top 45 tracksShaun Barnett - Maps by GeographxNew Zealand’s best-selling tramping guide, written by this country’s preeminent tramping author, Shaun Barnett. This fully revised edition features 45 of our most popular tramps with essential route information, the latest generation of...

The story of New Zealand's backcountry hutsShaun Barnett, Rob Brown and Geoff SpearpointA fully revised edition of Shelter from the Storm, the landmark publication on the history of New Zealand’s remarkable hut network, which is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. In the 14 years since first...

Photographs from the backcountry of AotearoaShaun BarnettFor the past 30 years Shaun Barnett wrote about and photographed the New Zealand backcountry and was the leading tramping author of his generation. He has written and photographed many significant books on tramping and backcountry culture, inc...