{"product_id":"matagouri-and-other-pricks-the-journey-to-aoraki-mount-cook-by-mary-hobbs","title":"Matagouri And Other Pricks, The Journey to Aoraki-Mount Cook by Mary Hobbs.","description":"\u003cp\u003eMatagouri And Other Pricks, The Journey to Aoraki-Mount Cook by Mary Hobbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Spirit Ltd, Christchurch , 2010, First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent softback, minor edge-wear, a little light creasing to some pages, pages very good. 351 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a rollicking read that will take you from Tibet to Antarctica; to Nepal with Sir Edmund Hillary; and to New York, Washington and the White House in the aftermath of 9\/11. It includes the thrills and spills of a nursing profession; the excitement of launching a new career as a writer and publisher; the challenges of running a guiding business; and also the story of 'The Old Mountaineers' Cafe, Bar, Restaurant and Gallery' in Aoraki-Mount Cook National Park - the only business ever opened by Sir Edmund Hillary in the village. It recounts a rip-roaring battle with the Department of Conservation, yet it is also a love story, and an overview of the principles held by a New Zealand family, chief among them the refusal to give up, and how this and other factors helped to make the dream of 'The Old Mountaineers' finally come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50090521886967,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_9903_dcc5a456-bc7d-4eef-bebc-644a1a17eb08.jpg?v=1757995389","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-de\/products\/matagouri-and-other-pricks-the-journey-to-aoraki-mount-cook-by-mary-hobbs","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}