This year, the NZAT took a different approach to selecting the new intake of mentees. Plan A was for a weekend of climbing in the Darrans, but with a wet forecast looming, the decision was made to shift to Lake Hope in the Remarkables and focus on route development instead. By Thursday afternoon, the five prospective mentees- Owyn, Reon, Isaac, Tim and myself (Imogen) - were excited. We were joined by Dan, Llewellyn, Lionel, Mason and Henry. Our bags were packed with drills,