Shaun Norman – Continued

Shaun Norman – Continued

Shaun has made a significant contribution through teaching and instructing alpine safety, and has assisted with Search and Rescue at Aoraki/Mt Cook over the decades. He has held the record for the most ascents of Aoraki/Mt Cook at 39. He has been responsible for field leadership of United States and New Zealand research teams for a range of climate change and meteorite research projects in Antarctica. Mr Norman has been a voluntary driver for St John Ambulance for 15 years and has organised, built and run a number of significant community projects in Twizel, notably the Twizel Community Climbing Walls and town walking tracks.”

Shaun also received an Outdoor Access Champion Award in New Zealand on 21 October 2020. The award recognises his significant and lasting contribution to public access to the outdoors in the Aoraki Mt Cook region. For the last 50 years, Shaun Norman has worked as a mountain guide and shared his passion for the outdoors with his Aoraki Mt Cook community through public talks and other methods to encourage people to engage with nature.

For details, see this Press Release

Sent over from New Zealand by Ali McArthur (BC – Stonington – 1967 & 1968)