Note from Terra: Don't be afraid to come if you are a beginner - you may not win anything, but it will be a fantastic way to increase your skills, knowledge and meet other climbers! :D
SO WHAT'S THIS FESTIVAL ALL ABOUT?
Bringing together the top winter alpine climbers in NZ as a means of
advancing and promoting modern mixed climbing. Showcasing the new and
existing route potential on NZ’s most accessible multipitch winter
training area. Sharing local knowledge and forming new climbing
partnerships. All festival attendees will receive the latest guide for
the Remarkables. This will have over 30 unclimbed routes and detailed information on more than 150 possible summer and winter climbs.
Fundraising for local anchor replacement initiatives and the NZAC expedition fund.
NOT FOR PROFIT
All proceeds raised will be used to provide funding for anchor
replacement, NZAC Expedition Fund, festival running costs and award
prizes.
EVENTS CALENDAR
THURSDAY 16TH AUGUST
Registration & social drinks 7pm–8pm at The Frankton Ale House. All
attendees must register on Thursday night to be part of the festival.
Attendees will select routes and or areas they wish to climb in on each
day of the festival. Once a particular crag or sector has its allocated
amount of climbers, attendees will have to choose from a different crag
or sect
or. First in first served. All
multi pitch routes will be climbed with teams of three. Where possible a
local climber will join a team of two out of town visitors. Along with
selecting your climbs for the weekend you will also register for the
dinners and festival talks that you wish to attend.
At
registration all participants will receive the festival goody bag with
an “up to date” full ice and mixed guide for the Remarkables plus
special bonus products from our sponsors and some participants bags will
also contain spot prizes.
Registration cost is $50 and covers
your entry to all guest speaker talks, slide shows, gear auctions, copy
of the up to date ice and mixed guide and accommodation with a local
climber if required. You will also receive discount drink and meal
vouchers for our sponsoring pub and restaurant. Welcome bags will also
include discount vouchers for local climbing shops and FREE BEER
vouchers form our official festival beer sponsor.
FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST
Meet at the top of the Remarkables road in the carpark at 6.30am.
Section leaders will take their groups to the various mixed lines on:
- The West faces of the Telecom Tower, Double Cone and South Face of Single Cone. 60 places available.
- Lake Alta, Border Crag and Grand Coluior. 10–12 places available.
- Wye Creek intro to ice and mixed 20 places available. (this will be a ski or snow show in day trip good fitness required).
- Chicks “n” Picks up to 8 places available for Wye Creek and 6
dedicated spots for the multipitch climbs. Learn and climb with local
Queenstown woman. Two female guides have been provided by Adventure
Consultants to train and inspire 8 lucky woman festival participants.
Sleeping accommodation at Wye Creek on Friday night has also been
provided by Adventure Consultants.
FRIDAY NIGHT 17TH AUGUST
Dinner from 6pm – 8pm at the Frankton Ale House.
Slide shows and movies from NZ’s latest mixed climbing crags. Each
speaker will also detail at least two of their UNCLIMBED projects. Talks
will last approx. 10–15 minutes with a total of 6–8 speakers. Hear from
NZ’s top mixed climbers and see the future projects they wish to climb.
Part of this evening will also be a talk on the unclimbed winter lines
on the Remarks. We will be opening these projects up to all participants
over the weekend. Saturdays nights dinner will include a prize for the
hardest new route climbed on either Friday or Saturday. Featured
speakers will include:
Al Uren, Jono Clark, Jamie Vinton Boot, Ben Dare, Al Walker, Daniel Joll, and Rupert Gardiner.
SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST
Meet at the top of the Remarkables road in the carpark at 6.30am.
Section leaders will take their groups to the various mixed lines on:
- The West faces of the Telecom Tower, Double Cone and South Face of Single Cone. 60 places available.
- Lake Alta, Border Crag and Grand Coluior. 10–12 places available. Learn from Al Uren one of NZ’s most experienced climbers.
- Wye Creek intro to ice and mixed 20 places available. (this will be a ski or snow show in day trip good fitness required).
- The Adventure Consultants Chicks “n” Picks up to 8 places available
for Wye Creek and 6 dedicated spots for the multi pitch climbs. Learn
and climb with local Queenstown woman.
- Climbs of both Double & Single Cone from the east unlimited number of participants may partake.
SATURDAY NIGHT 18TH AUGUST
Awards Dinner, Festival Party, Guest Speaker and Fundraising Auction. Dinner from 6pm – 8pm at The Frankton Ale House.
This will be followed up by a feature talk from Guy Cotter one of NZ’s
top expedition climbers & mountain guides. Prior to the talk
beginning we will be having a fund raising auction with excellent
climbing gear, clothing and associated products available from our
sponsors. Awards are allocated for:
- Hardest New Route of the Festival (male and female team award).
- Hardest Repeated Route (clean redpoint or onsight male and female award).
- Winter Climb of the Season (submissions for this route may be put
forward by festival participants prior to registration it is open for
any new winter climb or repeat. Judges will be looking for technical
difficulty, length, consistency and style.
Major prizes will be awarded for each of these categories. Prize value will be between $300-$500
SUNDAY 19TH AUGUST
Social climbing day.
Our aim is for all festival participants to climb the Grand Traverse of
the Remarkables on Sunday. Those wishing to multi pitch climb still
need to register their route intention so we don’t double up on climbs.
Others may wish to take part in the grand traverse challenge. We will
also be leading groups to various dry tooling crags for some technique
lessons and some arm pumping action. We will have leaders taking groups
up Single Cone, Double Cone, Lake Alta, Border Crag etc.
The
Grand Traverse Challenge - put your pride on the line and step up to the
plate for the chance at some great prizes from our sponsors. Starting
at 8am from the Remarkables ski field car park the fastest person to
complete the grand traverse will be the winner. Climbers will leave at
15 minute intervals. Solo is the preferred style however if a roped team
think they can keep the pace then we are open to this type of entry as
well. Entrants will leave at 15 minute intervals starting at 8am. All
those partaking in the general climb will leave around 9.30am.
Please be aware that if you do decide to race over the traverse and fall
at any stage of the climb if unroped you are likely to die. So please
dont take this climb lightly and make your decisions accordingly.
SUNDAY NIGHT 19TH AUGUST
Farewell drinks and dinner starting from 6pm. There will be a hosts shout with free beer and finger food.
PRIZES & SPONSORS
Competition Prizes & Event Sponsors:
- Show Me: www.showmeshop.co.nz
Industry Sponsors:
- Adventure Consultants: www.adventureconsultants.com
- NZAC: www.alpineclub.org.nz
- QCC: www.queenstownclimbing.com
Charity Auction:
- Export 33: www.dbexportbeer.co.nz
- i climb: www.iclimb.co.nz
- NZAC: www.alpineclub.org.nz
Food and Beverage:
- Export 33: www.dbexportbeer.co.nz
- The Frankton Ale House
REGISTRATION
All registrations will be made through the NZAC. To register call +64 (0)3 377 7595 or email Narina at narina@alpineclub.org.nz
Registration costs $50.
For more information on festival registration and for the details you will need to provide please visit our website.