Non Club Trips or Activities

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:33:57 GMT

Al, who is organising it, said Homer Hut is filling up fast already, so if you want to go tell him soon!

his e-mail is: mealluaine @ actrix.co.nz

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:29:02 GMT

You havn't heard the news? I now have leathers! :) And ice screws and crampons and even polyprop bottoms! And I should even have a jacket by then :)

Terra :)

Re: Free alpine courses

Ollie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:54:51 GMT

It may be best if both of you get some decent boots first :plight tramping boots wont really cut it!!

I also may be able to source some snowshoes through people i know in the alpine club/from work....

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:39:27 GMT

Excelent Ben! :) I won't even have to beg mom for BB (her car) then! :) I was going to be getting onto your case tomorow night if you didn't reply to this post. So now you have missed out on my choclate bribes :P

Terra :)

Re: Free alpine courses

B.J. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:21:34 GMT

Keen as mustard... i read about that gathering down there the other day. We'll just not worry about ollies 21st Terra... Haha. Would probably be keen to drive down to.

Ben

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:59:48 GMT

Hey,

well I guess I can't miss that - so to the south after Ollies 21st!!! :)

Re: Free alpine courses

Ollie — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:42:13 GMT

best to head down on the 17th or 18th - you would not want to miss my 21st birthday would you?!?

was thinking of heading down to the fox neve, do a bit of skiing/climbing down there on the other side of the alps... though i could be tempted by tasman or silberhorn in winter... o_O

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:12:50 GMT

Hey,

I would be realy keen on the August trip to the Darrens! So if anyone wants to head down there after the 15th (holidays start the 16th) I would love to go!!!

Terra :)

Re: Free alpine courses

Annabel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:53:11 GMT

Heyhey

Just pointing out as well as the Ruapehu weekends, Glenn is also organising a week long winter mission in Mt Cook in August and is involved in the NZAC meet in the Darrens later that month too if you're keen for mad freezing cold climbing adventures and are bopping round the South Island then...

Check out www.mountainz.co.nz for more details

Re: Free alpine courses

Terra Dumont — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:25:20 GMT

Hey,

I second that they are AWSOME!!!!! :)

I'll definitly be going on the Advanced Leading one - I'm already registered! :)

Terra

Free alpine courses

Kieran — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:14:48 GMT

Hey guys,

Glenn Pennycook is offering a couple of free alpine courses again this year: 5-6 July (basic rope) and 12-13 July (advanced). See his website here for more details.

I'd highly recommend going on his basic climbing with ropes course, I did it last year and its what really got me into it! He has a great no-nonsense way of teaching you the skills in a practical and simple way - and then chucks you at a climb straightaway!

Unfortunately the basic one clashes with our Mid-Winter trip to Arthur's Pass, but if you're not going on that...

Note however that this is not for newbies to snow - for the basic course you should be confident tramping in snow (using ice axe and crampons on moderate slopes), and for the advanced one you should be climbing Grade 2 (Mt Cook grading system).