Jo Morgan is a mountaineer, avid motorcyclist, adventurer, trader, philanthropist, grandmother, and now author. She's written a memoir about her adventure-filled and unconventional life, which begins with the terrifying avalanche she was caught in three years ago, which killed her two guides. She had taken up mountaineering at the age of 57 had herself the goal of summiting all 24 of New Zealand's peaks over three thousand metres, and was close to attaining that goal when tragedy struck. The book also covers her early life in Southland, her long marriage to economist and erstwhile political candidate Gareth, and how her love of junk dealing may have influenced her son Sam's idea for Trade Me.
1 Mar 2022
