The Arthur’s Pass Round
The goal of a “Round” is to climb all of the most prominents peaks in a mountain range, starting & finishing in the same place. The idea...
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Sep 11, 20224 min read
Jagged-Upham Couloir, Arrowsmith Ranges
Jagged-Upham Couloir is an awesome little ice and mixed gully in the Arrowsmith Range within weekend striking distance of Christchurch....
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May 19, 202227 min read
The West Face of Changabang – Following in the footsteps of Boardman and Tasker
Two plus one equals four, five six or maybe even seven. Basic maths right, you can't argue with the result. Anyone who has played team...
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Mar 26, 20225 min read
The Road to Changabang
The road to Changabang has been rather long and winding. It all began over 3 years ago and came to an abrupt end as the COVID pandemic...
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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...
nzalpineteam
Dec 29, 202119 min read
New Zealand 3000m Peaks Expedition
Every mountainous region has its list of highest peaks. The British Munros. The 4000m peaks of the European Alps. The Himalayan 8000ers....
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Nov 22, 20216 min read
Ski The Olivines
The Olivines our quintessential heartland of New Zealand transalpine adventures, few are there among us that aren't inspired by the...
nzalpineteam
Nov 7, 20215 min read
Soulfly – the First Winter Ascent of the East Face of Flat Top Peak
I could sense rather than see the face above me as I stumbled through the snow-covered moraine. A presence that loomed out beyond the...
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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Oct 9, 20209 min read
Southern Alps Ski Traverse
The great virus of 2020 dealt a sweeping blow to anyone planning an overseas expedition. With our plans to travel to the Himalaya...
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Feb 2, 202021 min read
Canada Ice Climbing 2020
The New Zealand Alpine Team is spending three weeks ice climbing in the Canadian Rockies around Canmore, Alberta this February. Follow...
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...
nzalpineteam
Jul 28, 20195 min read
Muztagh Ata
Muztagh Ata stands at 7545m and is located in far western China, it's often called one of the easiest 7000m peaks because of the lack of...
nzalpineteam
Jun 27, 20196 min read
Peru 2019 – Cordillera Blanca
Peru and the Cordillera Blanca must have the most easily accessed 6000m peaks in the world. It's possible to be at a base camp for a peak...
nzalpineteam
Jun 16, 20198 min read
King Cobra – Alaskan Big Wall Free Climbing
Another serac rips from the summit ice cliffs of neighbouring Mount Dickey, and the familiar roar of avalanche thunders through the...
nzalpineteam
Apr 20, 20194 min read
Gangapurna Expedition 2018, Nepal
September 30, 2018, NZAT members Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes flew into Nepal for a 6 week expedition with the primary objective being...
nzalpineteam
Nov 6, 20185 min read
Brammah Glacier Expedition – Kishtwar, India
In mid-September 2018 I teamed up with Tim Elson, a member of the newly invigorated Alpine Climbing Group in the UK, for an expedition to...
nzalpineteam
Aug 27, 20185 min read
Twenty Five Mile Creek Ice
A multi-pitch ice climbing crag located at the head of Twenty Five Mile Creek - a tributary of the Rees River. This was an area first...
nzalpineteam
Jun 17, 20188 min read
Yosemite – One Month of El Capitan
Yosemite Valley saw a true Kiwi invasion this spring season, swarming to the most famous big walls in the world. Our attention in this...
nzalpineteam
Feb 22, 20188 min read
Patagonia – Tierra del Viento
After our first exhausting failed effort on Punta Herron, our motivation for a second attempt was drained, none of us thought we would be...
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