Hi Guys, Since I've landed a new job and have to work weekends, my 'weekend' is now tues, wed, thurs, so I'm looking for punters keen to do some mid-week tramping. If you've got some time free, then let me know! In a few months time I'll be hitting the ski slopes so if anyone wants to do a mission up to Ruapehu,  just ...

heyhey all you alpine people out there! I've just had an email from a dude who is running free alpine instruction courses this winter. They're aimed at people who have done a bit of snowcraft before and range from basic rope work to waterfall ice climbing and advanced pitch climbing. Although the courses themselves are free, you need your own ...

On the weekend a bunch of us trundled up to the top of Ruapehu to see what we could see.  In perfect weather we made our way around from above Turoa skiifield to the crater glacier and camped on the summit plateau (the entire Taupo Cessna fleet gave us a fly-by in the morning).  We got a good view down the Whangaehu River towards ...