| Crossing the Central Darran Mountains | In mid March of this year I had a window of opportunity for a week-long trip to one of my favourite regions on…
Mark WatsonApril 18, 2021
| Springtime: South | This post rewinds the clock a few months: back to late September when we finally departed Tauranga by bike to begin our relocation to Lyttelton in…
Mark WatsonMarch 14, 2021
| Racing the Length of the South Island | In February this year, both Hana and I participated in the inaugural Tour Te Waipounamu (TTW) bikepacking ultra race. The 1350km…
Mark WatsonMarch 12, 2021
| You're not in Guatemala now, Doctor Ropata | We've been back in New Zealand nearly nine months now, and yet I haven't posted a single story about life here…
Mark WatsonDecember 23, 2020
| Reinvention | Hello all. We'll be posting a more comprehensive round up of what we've been up to lately in the form of a newsletter which will be out…
Mark WatsonAugust 16, 2020
Last month my latest book Photographing Aoraki Mount Cook launched in New Zealand and is now available from retailers nationwide and the NZ Alpine Club. The first book of its kind…
Mark WatsonOctober 6, 2016
Aoraki Mount Cook, Grand Plateau and Plateau Hut during a subtle combination of pre-dawn light, starlight and moonlight. March 2016. A few months back I was interviewed about my mountain…
Mark WatsonAugust 15, 2016
A four day bike packing trip over the first four days of 2016, incorporating the Old Ghost Road, Charming Creek Walkway and Denniston Shortcut. This trip was originally intended to…
Mark WatsonJanuary 7, 2016
A few photographs from two great days cycling the St James Cycle Trail return from Hanmer Springs in late November 2015. Four of us headed over Jacks Pass from Hanmer,…
Mark WatsonJanuary 6, 2016
