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Adrian Hayes: One Man’s Climb

Thursday 4th April, 2019 6:00 pm

WORD Christchurch is excited to continue our Adventurous theme with a special presentation by Adrian Hayes, British climber, adventurer and sustainability campaigner, as he tells the story outlined in his book One Man's Climb, an intensely personal account of his attempts to climb K2.

Announcing the Autumn Season!

With nine events from the 8 to 25 May, featuring eight writers, the WORD Christchurch Autumn Season, presented in association with the Auckland Writers Festival and the Dunedin Writers Festival, features Clementine Ford, Akala, Luke Wright, John Boyne , Markus Zusak, The Allusionist, Graeme Simsion and Shayne Carter.

Catch up on what you missed with our podcasts!

Missed out on one of our events? We record some of the best of WORD Christchurch events, including highlights from the 2018 festival so you can revisit them if you were lucky enough to see them, or hear them for the first time if you weren’t.