Macpac Nitro Hybrid Jacket Review
Mac Pacs Nitro Hybrid Jacket is a light weight insulation and wind resistant layer, for active adventurers in the mountains. The jackets...
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Lionel Clay
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Macpac Prophet Air Bib Pants Review
Above: Sophie climbing in the Prophet Bib Air Pants on the Weeping Wall, in the Canadian Rockies ------------------ Last spring while...
Liam Pyott
- Jun 12
- 3 min
A Climber's Review of the Fenix HM65R-T V2 Headlamp
Light is essential for any climber when the day gets away on them and night falls. A reliable headlamp becomes an important lifeline,...
Maddy Whittaker
- Jun 7
- 8 min
South face of Mt. Watkins, Yosemite
18th-20th May, 2024. Steven Fortune and Maddy Whittaker Mt Watkins is just as immense and impressive looking as El Capitan and Half Dome,...
Mason Gardener
- Jun 3
- 8 min
El Capitan 'The Shield' C3+ A3 - A guide
First climbed in 1972 by Charlie Porter and Gary Bocarde, the ‘Shield’ follows an impossible series of micro seams up an otherwise shear...
Matt Scholes
- Mar 26
- 5 min
Ultra light hyperbaric chamber
Portable high altitude hyperbaric chambers have been around since the 80's but haven't evolved much since then, why? Most likely because...
Maddy Whittaker
- Mar 12
- 15 min
A Southern Alps Traverse: making the dream a reality
In the summer of 2020-21, I spent a couple of months traversing the Southern Alps of New Zealand with Tōrea Scott Fyfe, Thomas Hadley and...
Rose Pearson
- Feb 8
- 1 min
North to South Crossing: Garden of Eden and Garden of Allah Ice Plateaus
Northern most of Te Wai Pounamu’s ice plateaus, the Gardens or Eden and Allah preside proudly at the headwaters Rakaia and Rangitata on...
kiwiiceclimber
- Feb 4
- 6 min
Con Air First Ascent Airport Wall
Established over several trips to the wall, Llewellyn Murdoch and Daniel Joll made the first free ascent of this new all free line on the...
Kim Ladiges
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Patagonia update
“Should have stayed in the mountains” We paced around outside the apartment staring up at Fitzroy. There were no clouds in the sky. At...
Kim Ladiges
- Jan 24
- 5 min
West Face of Guillamet, Patagonia
After our 40 hour push on Mermoz we spent a couple of days trying desperately to recover, as it appeared more fine weather was on the...
Kim Ladiges
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Ascent of Pillar Rojo on Aguja Mermoz, Patagonia
After two days of travel we stepped off the bus to a windless, sunny El Chalten. We had arrived at the end of an unusually good weather...
kiwiiceclimber
- Jan 9
- 5 min
Adventure Tourism, Airport Wall Milford Sound. A New Route
Adventure Tourism 14 Pitches, 27 or possible around 22 C1 with a bit of pulling on bolts or gear. An exciting adventure across the upper...
Henry Booker
- Nov 6, 2023
- 6 min
A Labour Weekend Aoraki GT
Recently Sophie and I put together an alpine hit list on some scrap paper that hangs in the flat living room, right where we can see it...
Sophie Jenkins
- Nov 2, 2023
- 3 min
Manukau Uwerau Traverse
The Manukau - Uwerau traverse is a classic loop in the Seaward Kaikouras, and a really good winter mission if you want to avoid too much...
Llewellyn Murdoch
- Oct 9, 2023
- 11 min
A climbers approach to avalanche avoidance in the southern alps
A 2020 study of avalanche fatalities in New Zealand showed that 70% of avalanche fatalities since 1999 occurred to climbers and 63%of...
Maddy Whittaker
- Sep 10, 2023
- 4 min
Dunedin Rock: compiling the classics into one list
Dunedin has grown many great New Zealand alpinists. The Otago University Tramping Club is a key part of this, often launching keen...
Steven Fortune
- Sep 4, 2023
- 4 min
Macpac Huka Ski Backpack
Owen's View: I’ve always held skiing close to my heart. Growing up in the American Northwest gave me lots of time chasing corn snow on...
Sooji Clarkson
- Sep 2, 2023
- 4 min
Keeping your head in the snow
Without fail, in the middle of every year in New Zealand (without fail…. did you hear me, 2023?) the snow starts to fall. Our skis, ice...
Kim Ladiges
- Aug 24, 2023
- 2 min
Review: Lowa Alpine Ice, a high performance mixed and ice specialist for the wide footed climber
Lowa Alpine Ice Boot review Four members of the New Zealand Alpine Team have been testing the Lowa alpine ice boots for the last few...
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