The award winning film Southern Alps traverse
Along the way, the group battled through snow drifts and took in epic scenery on the slopes beneath Mount Aspiring/Tititea. The 22-minute film is part of the
NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival
. For their efforts, the filmmakers have been awarded the Hiddleston/ MacQueen Award and $2500 prizemoney for the Best NZ-made Film at the festival.
Kathryn is joined by Jasper Gibson, who was on this incredible adventure, and Wanaka-based film-maker Josh Morgan, who was brought onto the project after the fact thinking he was going to make a YouTube short - but ended up making a prize-winning film.
Short film Waiatoto tells the story of a traverse across the Southern Alps through packraft, skis and tramping.
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JASPER GIBSON
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