THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT
ONE BEAUTIFUL spring day, I hiked up Whakapapa Glacier with another experienced alpine climber/ backcountry skier and his two children aged five and seven.
Most of the way we had the youngsters roped on so we could tow them on their skis. Sometimes they cramponed, briefly, waving ice axes and poles around excitedly.
We reached the Whakapapa Col, took happy selfies with the Crater Lake in the background at a safe distance, and enjoyed an epic ski descent in soft snow.
Nine days later, the father was served with a court application from
