Spending a whole season in a place as dynamic as Chamonix in the heart of the French Alps is an interesting experience. Observing the...

September 30, 2018, NZAT members Kim Ladiges and Matthew Scholes flew into Nepal for a 6 week expedition with the primary objective being...

A couple of years ago, I sold my business in NZ and more or less became a full time climbing bum. This coincided with becoming a father,...

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...

In the saturated and expensive market of high-tech sneakers for climbers, called “approach shoes,” one model has for several years stood...

In search of a lightweight set of half ropes, I have recently been testing out the Tendon Master 7.8mm ropes. I have used them on recent...

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

The size and weight of your pack can have almost as much impact of your chances of success on a climb as your level of fitness and skill....

In this review Jaz Morris discusses what he’s learnt about different models of offset cams during a long season trad climbing on North...

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...

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...

During a recent trip to the Dolomites in Italy I found myself in a rescue situation with an injured climbing partner. We were climbing as...

This year I experienced a number of accidents, medical illnesses and burnouts that prevented me from climbing for weeks at a time. As an...

"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...

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...