Thursday 11th August 2016, as the conference wound down.
Optional field trips – attended by a few participants included:
Exploring the conference themes through the Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, led by:
Ray Bellringer DOC.
and
Skiing the Tasman Glacier.
Many thanks to the organisers The New Zealand Alpine Club, and to Ross Cullen who supplied the words for these four posts about the conference, and Carla Braun-Elwert. Filmmaker, editor and artist for the podcasts
Cheers
Donald Lousley
![Ed Hillary [statue] looking at Aoraki Mt Cook](https://i0.wp.com/southernlight.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mt-cook-sir-ed.jpg?resize=750%2C500)