Hello, Kate and I are heading up to Whanganui bay this weekend to go climbing. If anyone is keen give us a buzz. We have 3 empty seats! We will be leaving between 4:30am and 6am saturday morning, being back in wellington Sunday night. This is not a instructional trip - just a come along and climb trip.  Yah for climbing!! :) Terra ...

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 ...

Rock Craft 3 is this weekend!!  This is an instuctional climbing trip designed to cater for all abilities, so if you have never climbed before or are a guru come along! We will be teaching everything from basic climbing skills, to leading, and if people are keen trad climbing! The plan is to go to Whanganui bay, but if the weather is not ...

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 ...

The Hang Dog winter bouldering series starts in a few weeks (Wed 27 May).  WBS is a bouldering competition with problems that have been set (usually by Hang Dog staff) of various grades for you to try from VE (very easy) through to about V8 (not so easy).  Basically you try whatever you can and then if you complete the problem ...

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 ...

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!! :)   ...