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Adventure Tourism, Airport Wall Milford Sound. A New Route
Adventure Tourism 14 Pitches, 27 or possible around 22 C1 with a bit of pulling on bolts or gear. An exciting adventure across the upper...
kiwiiceclimber
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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A Labour Weekend Aoraki GT
Recently Sophie and I put together an alpine hit list on some scrap paper that hangs in the flat living room, right where we can see it...
Henry Booker
Nov 6, 20236 min read
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Manukau Uwerau Traverse
The Manukau - Uwerau traverse is a classic loop in the Seaward Kaikouras, and a really good winter mission if you want to avoid too much...
Sophie Jenkins
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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A climbers approach to avalanche avoidance in the southern alps
A 2020 study of avalanche fatalities in New Zealand showed that 70% of avalanche fatalities since 1999 occurred to climbers and 63%of...
Llewellyn Murdoch
Oct 9, 202311 min read
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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...
Maddy Whittaker
Sep 10, 20234 min read
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Macpac Huka Ski Backpack
Owen's View: I’ve always held skiing close to my heart. Growing up in the American Northwest gave me lots of time chasing corn snow on...
Steven Fortune
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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Keeping your head in the snow
Without fail, in the middle of every year in New Zealand (without fail…. did you hear me, 2023?) the snow starts to fall. Our skis, ice...
Sooji Clarkson
Sep 2, 20234 min read
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Review: Lowa Alpine Ice, a high performance mixed and ice specialist for the wide footed climber
Lowa Alpine Ice Boot review Four members of the New Zealand Alpine Team have been testing the Lowa alpine ice boots for the last few...
Kim Ladiges
Aug 24, 20232 min read
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Review of Radix: Plant Powered Performance Meals
Radix has long been known for providing lightweight dehydrated meals, without a full alphabet of additives and preservatives tacked onto...
nzalpineteam
Aug 10, 20232 min read
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FlipFuel: A gear review.
Recently, a friend and I went on a hunting trip in Arthurs Pass. We checked our respective camping storage bins and, after much rummaging...
James Hobson
Jun 18, 20232 min read
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Macpac Pulsar Plus - A jacket you can rely on
Back in 2018 I remember shivering away on the south face of Mt Aspiring, while my climbing partner (Liam Pyott) sat comfortably in a soft...
Mason Gardener
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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Why breaking my ankle made me a better climber
It was the kind of snap and crack that you feel inside you. The kind that people with you can hear. I remember hopping a few steps and...
Maddy Whittaker
Apr 8, 20236 min read
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Copland pass - Historic route
A current guide 19/03/2023 In his book ‘Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers’, Rob Frost expresses to the reader that the...
Mason Gardener
Mar 31, 20236 min read
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Canada ice trip 2023 Recap
Canada, what a trip! Steep ice, some cold weather, some not so cold weather…. but most importantly, heaps of climbing. The focus for the...
Liam Pyott
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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DIY Synthetic Socks
While climbing Changabang we had many cold damp bivvys and little to no chance of drying anything out. Normally on an alpine climb you...
Matt Scholes
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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13 Things for High Altitude Expeditions
This is by no means a comprehensive list of things to take but a short list of things that can make a real difference in the comfort and...
Matt Scholes
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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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...
James Hobson
Mar 21, 20237 min read
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How To Stay Warm While Winter Climbing
The latest intake of NZAT has been ice climbing in Canada for January 2023. In the last few weeks, we’ve climbed in a variety of...
Sophie Jenkins
Mar 8, 20237 min read
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Canada Ice Climbing 2023
Blog 1: The first week of ice By Mason Gardener Well, we are into it, albeit off to a rough start, as Mason's bag was lost on a...
nzalpineteam
Jan 28, 202318 min read
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The Right hand Icefields of Mt Hicks
The weather window presented itself: a good clearance from Thursday to Sunday in mid September. I had been playing tour guide for my...
nzalpineteam
Nov 2, 20229 min read
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