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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...
Rose Pearson
Feb 8, 20241 min read


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...
kiwiiceclimber
Feb 4, 20246 min read


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
Feb 2, 20244 min read


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 24, 20245 min read


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...
Kim Ladiges
Jan 19, 20244 min read


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...
kiwiiceclimber
Jan 9, 20245 min read


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...
Henry Booker
Nov 6, 20236 min read


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...
Sophie Jenkins
Nov 2, 20233 min read


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...
Llewellyn Murdoch
Oct 9, 202311 min read


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...
Maddy Whittaker
Sep 10, 20234 min read


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...
Steven Fortune
Sep 4, 20234 min read


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...
Sooji Clarkson
Sep 2, 20234 min read


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...
Kim Ladiges
Aug 24, 20232 min read


Review of Radix: Plant Powered Performance Meals
Radix has long been known for providing lightweight dehydrated meals, without a full alphabet of additives and preservatives tacked onto...
nzalpineteam
Aug 10, 20232 min read


FlipFuel: A gear review.
Recently, a friend and I went on a hunting trip in Arthurs Pass. We checked our respective camping storage bins and, after much rummaging...
James Hobson
Jun 18, 20232 min read


Macpac Pulsar Plus - A jacket you can rely on
Back in 2018 I remember shivering away on the south face of Mt Aspiring, while my climbing partner (Liam Pyott) sat comfortably in a soft...
Mason Gardener
Apr 28, 20233 min read


Why breaking my ankle made me a better climber
It was the kind of snap and crack that you feel inside you. The kind that people with you can hear. I remember hopping a few steps and...
Maddy Whittaker
Apr 8, 20236 min read


Copland pass - Historic route
A current guide 19/03/2023 In his book ‘Aoraki Tai Poutini: a guide for mountaineers’, Rob Frost expresses to the reader that the...
Mason Gardener
Mar 31, 20236 min read


Canada ice trip 2023 Recap
Canada, what a trip! Steep ice, some cold weather, some not so cold weather…. but most importantly, heaps of climbing. The focus for the...
Liam Pyott
Mar 29, 20234 min read


DIY Synthetic Socks
While climbing Changabang we had many cold damp bivvys and little to no chance of drying anything out. Normally on an alpine climb you...
Matt Scholes
Mar 27, 20232 min read
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