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...

Short approach, many pitches, interesting and challenging climbing. Personally when it came to climbing in NZ I had always hoped I could...

The Macpac New Zealand Alpinist of the Year awards are judged over the 12-month period that follows the previous year's Remarkables Ice...

Team member Jaz Morris along with Ruari Macfarlane and Maddy Whittaker recently made the first recorded ascent of an often-looked-at line...

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...

An interesting transition is taking place in New Zealand alpine climbing currently. We are in the process of a generational change. Like...

The Macpac New Zealand Alpinist of the Year awards are judged over the 12-month period that follows the previous year's Remarkables Ice...

SouthWest Pillar on Lobuche East and Cholatse North Face Nov 2017 Steven Fortune. Daniel Joll, Matt Scholes and Kim Ladiges Lobuche (or...

During March 2019 the NZAT held a trial in Queenstown for new members to join our mentoring program. This is something we do every three...

Les Drus is the most impressive granite monolith overlooking the Chamonix Valley. Often you will catch a glance of the intimidating, dark...

It is with great sadness we report the passing of a member of our team, Caleb Jennings. Caleb was a great climbing partner & friend to...

"The Promise" Grade VI, 6+ (WI4, M5+, A0), 700m. On the Southwest Face of Mt Percy Smith (2465m), solo first ascent, Ben Dare, October 7,...

The New Zealand Alpine Team are proud to announce that Tim Macartney-Snape, Lionel Clay and Allan Uren will be joining the NZAT in an...

The Integral ridge spanning the Flames De Pierre to Aiguille Verte should be one of the iconic Chamonix alpine climbs. Over the course of...

The Ministry of Silly Walks – MC5+, WI4, M4, 800m Rose Pearson and Sam Waetford have followed in Caleb and Kim’s foot steps to climb...

We are excited to announce that NZAT members Caleb Jennings and Kim Ladiges have climbed what is arguably the last plum unclimbed line on...

The South Face of Mt Hutton (2820m) at the head of the Cass Valley in Tekapo received its first ascent on Sunday 26th August 2018 by...

The Macpac New Zealand Alpinist of the Year awards are judged over the 12-month period that follows the previous year's Remarkables Ice...

"Elysium" Grade VI, 6 (AI5), 750m. On the South Face of Mt Suter (2094m) in the Darran Mountains, solo first ascent, Ben Dare, July 12,...

What is the New Zealand Alpine Team? The New Zealand Alpine Team is an ongoing initiative of the Expedition Climbers Club Inc. born from...