Blog – Page 7 – Cactus Outdoor

Apr 25, 2018

THE SYMPHONY BY MIKE ROWE

Mike Rowe leading the way. Symphony on Skis By Mike Rowe The Symphony on Skis is renowned as New Zealand’s premier high glacier ski traverse, pioneered by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert and friends over 30 years ago, and had been on my...

Apr 25, 2018

SPLITFEST WRITING COMP WINNER

Here's the winning entry from this years Splitfest creative writing competition. Worth popping the kettle on, making a cuppa and taking five minutes to enjoy the adventure: CONFRONTING THE RESTLESSNESS A trip up, and down, Mt Enys by Evan Fenstermaker...

Feb 28, 2018

#cactussummer Photo Comp 2018

Thanks to everyone who entered our #cactussummer photo competition. We had hundreds of entries, with some amazing shots in there showing the varied and inspiring adventures Cactus customers get up to with our gear - very cool! After some fierce...

Feb 01, 2018

From the days before bikepacking was a thing.

Left: Mark roadside in the Wairarapa, heading out to White Rock on a multi-day off-road mission. Early 90s. Right: Mark in Lake Ferry. Mark and Jamie got a fisherman to ferry them over the mouth of Lake Ferry so they...

Nov 21, 2017

Zac Milner ? Kaitiaki o Ngahere

Zac aboard SA Agulhas II, moored next to Gough Island. Zac Milner, from Kaitiaki o Ngahere, an ecological restoration and biosecurity company, recently travelled to Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean to help with the management of the invasive...