INSPO Fitness Journal October 2017
Everything from nutrition, beauty, home and workplace wellbeing to health, performance – and so much more.
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SKIING<br />
TO NEW<br />
HEIGHTS<br />
Kiwi winter Olympian Janina Kuzma<br />
is leading New Zealand’s first allfemale<br />
climb and ski of all four of New<br />
Zealand’s skiable volcanoes.<br />
The New Zealand number one female<br />
halfpipe and big mountain skier, is<br />
climbing Mt Taranaki, Mt Tongariro,<br />
Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Ruapehu, with<br />
Australian Winter Olympian Anna Segal and<br />
Swedish Freeride World Tour skier Evelina<br />
Nilsson this week, capturing their adventure<br />
for a new film for The North Face, 4<br />
Volcanoes.<br />
4 Volcanoes will recount the expedition,<br />
telling the story of female adventurers<br />
conquering new challenges. The film will<br />
eventually be screened at mountain film<br />
festivals across the globe.<br />
Wanaka-based Janina came up with the<br />
idea to ascend and ski the volcanoes because<br />
it was a project entirely different to any<br />
other adventure she's been on.<br />
"I wanted to do a story on how different<br />
the North Island is to the South Island," she<br />
explains. "We have the amazing Southern<br />
Alps in New Zealand but we also have skiable<br />
active volcanoes on the North Island. In<br />
addition to all the climbing we will be doing,<br />
I wanted to showcase the local ski clubs like<br />
Manganui Ski Area and Tukino Ski Field -<br />
these ski areas represent the quintessential<br />
Kiwi ski experience.<br />
"What's also important to me is to tell a<br />
story that's empowering for other women<br />
to challenge themselves, and to inspire the<br />
female adventurer," she adds.<br />
"All going to plan, we would be the first<br />
all-female ski group to climb and ski all<br />
four volcanoes in NZ, and to capture a story<br />
about it."<br />
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