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Aoraki / Mt Cook
Jones Route 1000 m VI,4
First ski descent 5.5 / E4
1st November 2025
R Hewitt, W Rowntree, S Smoothy
It was a year in the wait for me.
In 2024 I attempted this with Gee & Lusti, but poor icy conditons and a battering from the wind made it an easy choice to descent from mid height. Look closely at @mathurinvth.pics aurora australis shot for our head torches mid-height.
Fast forward to 2025 where I was very lucky that my great friends @outdoorswithrowntree & @samsmoothy invited me to join them for spring in NZ. Things started to align despite some rowdy storms that kept us pinned in the valley. 487.5 mm of precip in a week just before! That’s Europe entire snowfall from Nov-Jun at once.
The vision was to ski the series of spines that characterise this route. A 400 m spine leads to the headwall, a traverse left on an exposed ramp crosses 3 spines, then 2 more spines led past the overlaps to the exit gully and summit ridge near Middle Peak.
We left Plateau hut at 1am skinning across the shrund before donning plates. The night air was cold and still (only our 2nd windless day in 5 weeks). A gorgeous sun rise brought much needed warming rays to frozen fingers just as we entered the exit gully. Here we encountered some black ice which put doubts in my head but after 30 mins, Will and myself constructed a decent abseil anchor. We topped out finding ourselves in a mellow flat spot on the summit ridge and stoke built. Any doubts I had were replaced by a growing excitement & confidence we’re going to do this. This was partly due to relief in swapping from the insecurity of crampons in ultra steep powder to the security of skis, partly it seemed like the universe was aligning and all the signs were calling to me, partly being with my most trusted & best mates.
At 8 am we started down. The route was everything you can possibly imagine & a whole lot more. Ultra steep, technical, exposed, wonderful, perfect snow. Full engagement mentally & physically On the glacier below so happy, hugs, emotional, exhausted.
09 Nov 2025
First Descent of Malte Brun’s East Face. XXIV-13. Steep, raw & technical. Spine sluff running & exposed hop turns. After the Caroline, Malte became the main line of my desires & so I waited for conditions to strike. To ski it in clean, good style with such a strong, fun team was one of the greatest experiences of my life and one I’m very grateful for so thank you @jimmiryan @outdoorswithrowntree 📷 3rd Frame @jasper.gibson #XXIV @thenorthface_aunz @volklskis @girosnow @thenorthface_snow A huge thanks to @mtcookskiplanesandhelis for the logistics & flight teaming up with @aeroptics_nz for the insane footage to come with my @jase.hancox film project. More to come.
23 Oct 2023
Found a better image of last years first descent of Mt Dampier with @outdoorswithrowntree that we dubbed Obscurity is Forever. Aoraki-Mt Cook looms large in the background & I cannot wait to return to this paradise of steep skiing. #XXIV @thenorthface_aunz @volklskis @thenorthface @smithoptics.aus @markerproducts
30 Sep 2025
One for the memory bank! New Zealand Ski mountaineering with @samsmoothy and @jimmiryan was a dream I didn’t know I had. Taken while shooting for Smoothy’s epic XXIV film to ski all 24 3000m peaks in New Zealand.
Looking forward to shooting up high this season!
10 Nov 2026
Who else is hoping for high pressure this October? I want to wander the hills of my homeland with great company. Hell I don’t even care if the snows any good. Just let us get high. Mt Barff 2020 w 📷 @jossiwells @thenorthface_snow @volklskis @markerproducts @thenorthface_aunz @volkl.newzealand
09 Oct 2026
Skipping around in the spring sunshine & gearing up for the alpine season. @thenorthface_aunz @thenorthface_trail
05 Oct 2026
Poking around the backyard & fiddling w the funky @insta360 Ace Pro 2 action cam co-engineered w a Leica Summarit F2.6 lens & colour profiles. A fun new addition to the collection & a step up for my selfie game.
16 Sep 2026
Grab your nutcracker & get in loser, we’re going to @mtolympusnz for the @nzjuniorfreeridetour !!! Club-field chaos amplified by a hundred of the best junior shredders around. And a sleepy photographer finding moments of sanctuary in his @stokesupplycompany RTT above a @utemaster_official canopy packed full of prizes. 📷 3 & 4 @harrykh_ @thenorthface_snow @volklskis @thenorthface_aunz @volkl.newzealand
14 Sep 2026
A few favourite frames from the @nzjuniorfreeridetour stop at @trebleconenz It’s incredible to witness the talent these young skiers & boarders possess but also the strength of the community behind the scenes that keeps these events ticking. Whether it’s kids looking to international competition or someone’s very first freeride event it’s such a great way to connect a pile of good people that love skiing. Big hats of to Dion Newport & his team & sponsors for developing such a wonderful junior scene. @thenorthface_aunz @volklskis @volkl.newzealand @thenorthface_snow @smithopticsnz
06 Sep 2026
Ready to see what awaits competitors at The North Face Frontier 4* ? 👀🏔️
Take a tour of the Alta Chute venue with former FWT athlete and commentator @samsmoothy.
Here, athletes will hunt for the steepest, boldest and most technical lines to push the limits on one of New Zealand’s most iconic freeride venues - and earn their spot on the podium 🏆
Whether you’re riding, watching, or following along from home, this is your chance to see the terrain through an expert’s eyes before the first athlete drops.
*NOTE: Shot in the eye of last week’s storm, the venue has since been loaded with fresh snow, and those chutes are looking even more filled in. Bring on the action!
30 Aug 2026
The open road is calling. Time to loose the reigns on my new trusty steed & see where the wind blows me. North will do to start. Thanks to @utemaster_official & @stokesupplycompany I can cart all my kit & sleep wherever my eyes grow heavy.
11 Aug 2026
Summit rock throw downs may be cliche. Like how you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Though I missed easy 68% of shots this day. But apparently everything happens for a reason. Thankfully no one shot for the moon & landed in the lake. @trebleconenz @freeskiermagazine
07 Aug 2026
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