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Nose In A Day El Capitan Yosemite
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nzalpineteam
Jun 9, 20131 min read


Abseiling with a single rope plus tag line
Sometimes you want to climb on a single rope, (for example, shortfixing and second is jugging) but still want to do full length abseils....
nzalpineteam
Jun 9, 20131 min read


Yosemite National Park Camping Beta
Camping in Yosemite can be a real nightmare. If you plan to arrive during the peak summer season and like most climbers have not reserved...
nzalpineteam
Jun 9, 20132 min read


Abseiling with a cut rope
Getting a cut or damaged rope is a rare but realistic scenario when climbing. I have damaged 4 ropes over my years of alpine climbing, 3...
nzalpineteam
Jun 9, 20131 min read
Steck Salathe 5.10b Sentinel Yosemite
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nzalpineteam
Jun 7, 20131 min read
Maid Marian – South Face Marian Fiordland
The first complete ascent of the South Face of Marion. 1000m, 21, A2. Ben Dare Daniel Joll March 2013 #News
nzalpineteam
May 28, 20131 min read


A New Route on the South Face of Sabre
The snow is lightly falling as we sit in the wardens quarters of Homer Hut with Al Uren, Al Walker, Jimmy, Shelagh and Keara. The fire is...
nzalpineteam
May 27, 201311 min read


Patagonia Expedition December 2013
Team members Jono Clarke, Daniel Joll & Steven Fortune will be heading to Patagonia for a five week expedition starting 1st December...
nzalpineteam
May 27, 20131 min read


Les Dru North Couloir Direct
Sometimes its good to dream. For many years I dreamed of climbing Les Dru in Chamonix. Initially my dream was to climb the Bonatti...
nzalpineteam
May 27, 201310 min read


New routes on the Kaipo Wall
There is something special in the bond shared between alpine climbing partners. When you're alone on a mountain and being tested and...
nzalpineteam
May 27, 201310 min read


10 Basic Training Principles for Climbing
The following principles generally represent my approach to training for climbing, based on about 10 years of flailing around on...
nzalpineteam
May 22, 20135 min read


Petzl Nomic – One Axe to Rule Them All
I have been using the Petzl Nomic in both its original form and the new current model with its serrated blade under the griprest for the...
nzalpineteam
May 22, 20135 min read
Labyrinth the first ascent story with Paul Rogers
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nzalpineteam
May 15, 20131 min read


The perfect light alpine meal
Here is my idea of the perfect light alpine meal. This meal fits very well into one regular sized Jet Boil or 1L pot. I have found it...
nzalpineteam
May 14, 20131 min read
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