July 24–26, 2022. Mt Brewster (2516m) is situated high above the Haast Highway and stands prominently between the upper Makarora and Hunter Valleys. A survey of the map shows this…
Mark WatsonAugust 17, 2022
It's been a long time since I last posted on this blog. My priority for the last few months has been shooting for the Our Mountains book project I'm working…
Mark WatsonMarch 7, 2013
Couple of weekends ago (August 16-19) I headed to Queenstown to take photos at the inaugural Remarkables Ice & Mixed Festival. Brainchild of psyched climber Daniel Joll and organised by…
Mark WatsonAugust 26, 2012
Very pleased to hear this morning that I won the John Harrison Memorial Trophy (Overall Champion), jointly, with Fraser Crichton in this year's NZ Alpine Club Photographic Competition. I also…
Mark WatsonJuly 4, 2012
One of the goals for our Mexico trip was to climb 'one of those volcanoes near Mexico City', so the day before we left Oaxaca we hopped on the Internet…
Mark WatsonMarch 12, 2010
From Wild Iris we drove back to Lander and waited for a day while a low pressure system and associated thunderstorms and cold temps passed through the area. Unfortunately it…
Mark WatsonAugust 30, 2009
We bailed from Yellowstone hoping to escape the crowds of tourists, but arriving at Jenny Lake Visitor Centre, at the foot of the Teton Range we realised the traffic jams,…
Mark WatsonAugust 21, 2009
Our arrival in the Bugaboos (Purcell Range, south-eastern BC) coincided with the end of a two day storm and the beginning of a forecast fine spell. After nine days of…
Mark WatsonAugust 1, 2009
