In April, the men purchased Wānaka guiding company, Aspiring Guides, previously operated by veteran mountain guide Whitney Thurlow. It’s an exciting time for the company, which has been waiting for an upturn in guiding business since the Covid pandemic forced several tourism businesses into hibernation. The company was founded in 1990 and later incorporated another Wānaka business, Wild Walks. It is an established guiding brand with "massive history", Mr Radford said. Mr Beech said also he wanted to work with the youth community and front foot regenerative tourism.
