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Maddy Whittaker
Sep 10, 20234 min read
Dunedin Rock: compiling the classics into one list
Dunedin has grown many great New Zealand alpinists. The Otago University Tramping Club is a key part of this, often launching keen...
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James Hobson
Mar 21, 20237 min read
New Year on the Kaipo.
Back in January 2022, Jonty Francis and I had an aspirational conversation about climbing in the Darrans; “There's just so much to do...
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nzalpineteam
Feb 26, 20226 min read
Wild Dykes: Ground up adventure climbing on the Charismatic Wall Fiordland
Falling backwards head first. Never a good situation to find yourself in. My helmet splits as my head slams into solid granite. My...
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nzalpineteam
May 8, 20216 min read
The Dreamliner Airport Wall Milford Sound
Free at last, free at last. I could sense James summoning the words of Martin Luther king as he dreamed of finally leaving the hanging...
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nzalpineteam
Apr 11, 202111 min read
Big Wall Training Trip 2021
Yosemite here we come. Yosemite was the second of the NZ Alpine Team's training trips, the first being Canadian Rockies in 2020. Well,...
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nzalpineteam
Nov 8, 202017 min read
Mile High Club, Airport Wall, Milford Sound
Short approach, many pitches, interesting and challenging climbing. Personally when it came to climbing in NZ I had always hoped I could...
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nzalpineteam
May 29, 20201 min read
Copper Point New Route – Straight outta lock down
Over two trips to Copper Point in Fiordland Merry and Daniel established a great new crack climb. Straight out of lock down is 175m long...
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nzalpineteam
Nov 29, 20196 min read
Free Rider El Capitan Trip Report and Beta
In 2018 I was standing around on top of El Capitan with Jon Seddon a fellow Kiwi and my climbing partner for that particular trip. It was...
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nzalpineteam
Nov 7, 20192 min read
Climbing Dasler Pinnacles – Hopkins Valley
Ben Mangan, Lionel Clay, James Hobson With the freezing level rapidly rising all over the Southern Alps - it was time to grab the...
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