cook to cook: lessons learned from a great adventure
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Things didn't work out well on our first attempt of the "Cook to Cook" (climbing NZ's highest mountain - Mt Cook, then cycling 770 km to the top of the South Island, then kayaking across the Wild Cook Strait - the first time this has ever been done). First attempt 2011 - caught in avalanche and got frostbite Second attempt 2013 - survived food poisoning, a bike crash and laughing to death... Succeeded in making it!! What did we learn? This is the presentation I gave to one of our sponsors "Sport NZ" - we were a Hillary Expedition Fund recipient. For full adventure details go to www.adventurecoaching.co.nz/blog.html - and subscribe to our newsletter for updatesTRANSCRIPT
Cook to CookA World First in our own backyard
Climb Mount CookCycle 770km to PictonKayak Cook Strait
First Attempt November 2011
Second time lucky… Jan 2013
Cook to Cook Lessons:
1. The “team” Managing expectations Plan A and Plan B and staying flexible Laughter
2. Little Things – with big implications Food on the move Drink – drinking systems suck sometimes Rings and finger removal Making Decisions on the Go Nek Minut
5. Assessing Risk The things you don’t think about…
Chicken pies Mobile swimming pools
6. Communications Managing media Facebook and Blogs Fundraising
Cook to Cook Lessons…
Inspire
“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us”.
Joseph Campbell
Sarah Wilson Adventure Coach