John McGlashan student Adam Ludgate completed a tramp in the Olivine Wilderness of Mt Aspiring National Park last month. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA Dunedin secondary student wants to inspire his peers to explore their backyard after an expedition into some untouched parts of Fiordland National Park. John McGlashan College student Adam Ludgate, 16, was award $1000 by the Federated Mountain Clubs Youth Expedition Scholarship programme to organise a tramp off the beaten track into the Olivine Wilderness area of Mt Aspiring National Park last month. The trip got a little dicey when a bad weather system from the north forced the group to cut their tramp short. Adam knew about the Olivine Wilderness because his father went tramping there about 20 years ago and he decided to put an expedition plan together for his group to explore it.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2026 16:22 UTC