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  • MidWinter tramping Arthur’s Pass - 7th-15th July 2012

    MidWinter tramping Arthur’s Pass 7th – 15th July 2012   Saturday - 7th July Finally holiday and then you decide to wake up at 5am after only 2 or 3 hours of sleep because Friday the 6th was the last night your flatmate could go party before going over seas…   I had a nice walk to the ferry trying to convince myself that I had not ...
    Posted to Trip Reports (Forum) by Pia on August 21, 2012
  • Banff Film Festival

    The Banff Mountain Film Festival is on next week over two sessions, Tuesday 27th and Thursday 29th both at 6.30pm. See http://www.nzalpine.wellington.net.nz/?page_id=2858 for more details of the sessions. Its usually pretty spectacular and well worth going to. I'll probably go to the Tuesday one as it has got all the wintry stuff (skiing ice ...
    Posted to Social Events (Forum) by Kieran on April 20, 2010
  • Being a Female Climber

    Glenn asked me to write an article for mountainz about what it is like to be a female climber. Thought I would add it to Heels as well as I'm sure it will give you all a few good laughs! :) Normal 0 false false false EN-NZ X-NONE X-NONE ...
    Posted to Trip Reports (Forum) by Terra Dumont on April 17, 2010
  • Ride down south - anyone want to car pool with us?

    Hey, I'm heading down South with a mate, and plan to drive to Queenstown, does anyone need a ride?  Just give us around 50 dollars for gas as it will cost round 200 from picton to Wellington, we'll cover costs of getting the car across the straight. We can drop you off somewhere on the way no probs  give us a text on Sue 021 025 011 ...
    Posted to Club Trips (Forum) by Suzy on October 26, 2009
  • Wye?

     My plans for the mid term break involved snowboarding and bouldering, both easy, minimal effort, maximum fun activities.Terra (Dumont) ruined everything by; somehow, I can’t quite pinpoint the moment, seducing, no, tricking me into a 12 day mountaineering trip, with Mt Aspiring and a bunch of rock and ice climbing as the goal. I’m usually ...
    Posted to Trip Reports (Forum) by tombelgrano on October 2, 2009
  • Re: Climbing Taranaki aka Mounting the Mount

    The plan would be to drive to North Egmont Friday night and then camp in the shelter there and then head up to the summit early on Saturday have a play in the crater and then head over to Syme Hut for Saturday night and then down to Dawson Falls and along the plateau track back to North Egmont visitor centre on Sunday and then drive back to ...
    Posted to Club Trips (Forum) by Alyn on August 25, 2009
  • TERRA AND BENS NEW PLAYGROUND

    TERRA AND BENS NEW PLAYGROUNDDARRAN MOUNTAINS WINTER CLIMBING MEET JULY 2009 We had to keep wiping condensation from our breath off the windscreen as Ben and I leaned as far forward as possible to see high up onto the moonlit mountains. “I think we have just found ourselves a new playground Terra''. ''HOLY ***!!'' was the best I ...
    Posted to Trip Reports (Forum) by Terra Dumont on August 21, 2009
  • Darran Mountains Winter Climbing Meet

    The Darran Mountains Winter Climbing Meet Homer Hut 3rd–12th July 2009   Mt Pembroke (2015m), untouched in winter. Photo: Francesca Eldridge. Here it is. The event of the year. Well, it is if you are the type of ...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by Terra Dumont on May 13, 2009
  • Re: Random South Island trip after 20 Feb....

    Hey, I may be keen no a trip! I finished my field trip the 15th of feb I think and then uni starts on the 2nd of March, so it would be awesome to do a trip then (as long as my field trip doesn't include something that needs to be written up afterwards...). It also depends on my health. I would love to do something including climbing big mountains ...
    Posted to Non Club Trips or Activities (Forum) by Terra Dumont on January 14, 2009
  • Lessons Learned from the High Mountains

    This looks realy good!    Seminar:    “Lessons Learned from the High Mountains”Speaker:    Professor Lonnie ThompsonVenue:       Victoria University of Wellington, Kelburn Campus, MacLaurin LT 101 Date:          Tuesday 30th ...
    Posted to Other (Forum) by Terra Dumont on September 12, 2008
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