Selected Writing Portfolio

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Rites of Passage: Climbing in the Bugaboos
A travel Piece about rock climbing in the Canadian Rockies
Originally published in NZ Climber Magazine, Summer 2004

Under the Cover of Adventure
long distance solo adventures in New Zealand
Originally published in NZ Climber Magazine, Winter 2004

This Land is Your Land, This Land is Our Land
A political commentary during the leadup to the last NZ federal election
Originally published in The Source Magazine, Sept 16 2006

I See a Sign
The power of live music and the rise of Kiwi band dDub
Originally published in The Source Magazine, July 14 2006

The Time Machine
The emerging telemarking scene in New Zealand
Originally published Freeheellife.com, August 2006

It's the end of the World as we Know it
Religious Extremests and the Amreican ellection
Originally published in The Source Magazine, November 2005

Defiance Defined
Modern civil disobediance in the changing world of today
Originally published in The Source Magazine, August 2005

Given to Fly
The Zen of bouldering in rural New Zealand
Originally published in The New Zealand Alpine Journal, 2003

Be Afraid, Very Afraid
The reality vs. the hype of Bird Flu
Originally published in The Source Magazine, April 2006

The Catch 22
The role of the media, censorship and double standards
Originally published in The Source Magazine, March 2006

Screw your Mobile
A satirical look at the current cultural obsession with mobile phones
Originally published in The Source Magazine, July 2005

Disproportionate Excitement
The cultural impact of Star Wars
Originally published in The Source Magazine, May 2005

The Polar Circus
An instuctional piece on modern ice climbing
Originally published in NZ Climber Magazine, Winter 2004

Ocean's of Stone
Adventure and the unknown on Vancouver Island, Canada
Previously Unpublished