Golf at 1900 metres: Over the Top tours, New Zealand

By Sally Webb
November 12 2016 - 12:15am
Extreme golf, anyone? A chopper conveys golfers to the green on Cecil Peak. Photo: Fredrik Larsson
Extreme golf, anyone? A chopper conveys golfers to the green on Cecil Peak. Photo: Fredrik Larsson
Golf above Queenstown with Over The Top tours. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Golf above Queenstown with Over The Top tours. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Lining up a putt. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Lining up a putt. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Spectacular views everywhere you look. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Spectacular views everywhere you look. Photo: Ondrej Koucky
Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown.
Matakauri Lodge, Queenstown.

The icy wind is blowing more than a gale at the top of Cecil Peak, at an altitude of roughly 1900 metres, and the ground is covered in snow. It's early spring but feels like an arctic winter and I'm thankful that I'm kitted up in warm, padded ski gear and beanie.

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