Cathedral Rocks, Mt. Ruapehu October 2009 Terra Dumont & Jack Nixon   My winter has been full of failed Cathedral Rocks attempts. Once by my friend being sick, once due to my perspective climbing partner having to dog sit, once by the car getting stuck half way up the Tukino road (we did have fun pulling it out with a 6 to 1 pulley ...

Hey, I'm heading up to Ruapehu this weekend to go climbing with a friend from Turangi. We will be heading up to the summit Platue and camping out there and climbing on Cathedral rocks. If anyone is keen to come that would be awesome (especialy if you have a car! and if you don't you can search for one with me). It wont be an instructional trip ie ...

Hello, I'm looking for a ride to Ruapehu this weekend to meet up with my climbing partner from Turangi. I will leave at any time of day or night. Would like to make the party for a bit friday night, but if not will not be a choosey begger! So if you need some help with petrol money please contact me!! :)  Thanks, Terra :)

A relaxing day out Summit Luncheon via Girdlestone and Tahurangi So after going to bed at 1.30 am Saturday Miles and I got up at 6 to do “Wake Up Call” on the south east face of Girdlestone (AI3 - Graham did the first ascent last year). When we got our first peak at it, it looked really thin. We decided to go have a closer look but the ...

Hello everyone, AIC follow is next weekend! :) If you where at the meeting last night you would have heard a little bit about it. Here is the run down. This trip is for both people who have never done any mountaineering and would like to learn basic alpine skills and for people who have basic alpine skills and would like to increase these ...

Hello, I am very keen to go climbing on Ruapahu this weekend (if the forecast improves!!)   My general plan is: Leave Hunter car park Friday 5:15pm or latter if need be Drive to mountain and camp in Bruce Shelter Saturday am walk up to Delta Corner (NZAC Hut) and pitch tents Go climbing in the Pinnacles Sunday more climbing on the ...

I'm thinking of heading to the mountain on Sunday or Monday (more likely) this weekend to ski. If anyone is interested in joining me for the car trip or to ski, let me know: kgiven@xtra.co.nz I'm actually in Levin this weekend but if you didn't have transport, we might be able to organise something. I have a roof rack for skis and plenty of ...

Hey, If the weather is not quite so marginal I'm keen to go climbing on Ruapahue this weekend! Any one else keen? I'm thinking of playing around on the Pinnacles. It won't be a instuctional trip as such - there is AIC 2 and snow caving for that comming up soon, but whatever your ability you can come on up and have a potter around or climb ...

Ruapehu Technical Climbing Course 20–21 June 2009 (Backup date: 27–28 June 2009) THis is a realy great course, it is what gave me the confidence to start climbing lots :) I have been on both courses. Definitly go if you are at all keen on climbing big mountains!! :)   ...

Count me in for the climbing!!! :) and I may skin up to ski a few times too :)