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nzalpineteam
Mar 12, 20183 min read
Salewa Approach Shoes Review
Salewa produce a wide range of mountain footwear, and one of their specialities is approach shoe footwear. Over the past year, Gemma,...
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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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nzalpineteam
Jan 29, 20184 min read
North Face of Cholatse – Equipment , Clothing and Route Beta
The following outlines our acclimatization schedule, climbing equipment and clothing used for an ascent of the North Face of Cholatse. ...
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nzalpineteam
Jan 25, 20183 min read
Julbo Shield sunglasses review
All of us in the NZAT were stoked to partner with Julbo NZ recently, and as a result of that partnership we’ve each been given a pair of...
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nzalpineteam
Jan 15, 20183 min read
Macpac Pulsar Plus
Macpac Pulsar Plus concept by Daniel Joll, review by Matthew Scholes I was sitting in El Chalten, Patagonia, with Kim Ladiges after a...
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nzalpineteam
Dec 12, 20178 min read
The Salathe Wall
Salathe Baby! There were people everywhere! Coming up underneath us, rapping down on top of us, jugging fixed ropes and haul bags from...
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nzalpineteam
Dec 5, 20172 min read
The Ice Hammock
The ice hammock is a relatively new invention and although it’s a great idea and works well, it’s unlikely that any outdoor company is...
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nzalpineteam
Nov 24, 20175 min read
West Ridge Mt Sefton (3151m)
I recently snuck off from a social tramping trip to the Copland Hot Pools to make a solo ascent of the West Ridge of Mt Sefton. The...
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nzalpineteam
Aug 10, 20175 min read
Bugaboos Alpine Rock: The Beckey-Chouinard
Eyeing the next thin slot above, I jammed my fingers in deep and wedged them into the constriction. Far above my last piece of...
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nzalpineteam
Jul 31, 20175 min read
The Nose of El Capitan
My legs hung over the edge. Daisy chains reined me in taught to the wall. I reeled myself back onto the ledge, shortening the tethers...
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nzalpineteam
May 22, 201710 min read
About the NZAT
What is the New Zealand Alpine Team? The New Zealand Alpine Team is an ongoing initiative of the Expedition Climbers Club Inc. born from...
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nzalpineteam
May 7, 20172 min read
NZAT Announces Independent Review of Marian Peak Accident
The Expedition Climbers Club Inc., as administrators of the New Zealand Alpine Team, wish to announce the commencement of an independent...
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nzalpineteam
Apr 25, 20172 min read
NZAT Members Killed in Fiordland National Park
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of two team members Conor Smith and Sarwan Chand. Over ANZAC Weekend Conor and Sarwan...
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nzalpineteam
Apr 21, 20174 min read
A New Alpine Rock Route on Cloudy Peak
The Expedition Climbers Club (ECC) recently organised a rock climbing trip to Cloudy Peak in late February this year with the intention...
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nzalpineteam
Apr 18, 20173 min read
Climbing Communications
It is not always possible to hear your climbing partner. We want to have a system of communication that does not rely on verbal calls,...
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nzalpineteam
Apr 9, 20173 min read
Climbing Moab’s Classic Desert Towers
After two months of fantastic ice & mixed climbing in the Canadian Rockies, finally the seasons were beginning to signal a change, with...
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nzalpineteam
Mar 24, 20173 min read
Salewa Firetail Evo Approach Shoe
There are many alpine rock routes including technical rock climbing, that you want to change into rock shoes for, that you need to carry...
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nzalpineteam
Mar 2, 20178 min read
Cerro Torre – Ragni Route
Man Spooning ? Verb , two men locked in the spoon position during an alpine bivy. Depending on the participants, usually a function of...
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nzalpineteam
Mar 1, 20175 min read
Safety Alert: Avoiding common, preventable climbing accidents
We are propagating accidents, injuries and deaths. In almost all commercial industries, when multiple near misses or similar accidents...
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nzalpineteam
Feb 19, 201713 min read
El Capitan Nose In A Day Beta
The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite. Beta for climbing the “Nose In A Day” (NIAD) The Nose on El Capitan has to be one of the worlds most...
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