Every mountainous region has its list of highest peaks. The British Munros. The 4000m peaks of the European Alps. The Himalayan 8000ers....

Over years of travelling between the alpine and sub-alpine zones, from sea to summit, there are lots of little tricks, or 'hacks', that...

The Olivines our quintessential heartland of New Zealand transalpine adventures, few are there among us that aren't inspired by the...

I could sense rather than see the face above me as I stumbled through the snow-covered moraine. A presence that loomed out beyond the...

The Showa TEMRES 282 gloves have recently gained something of a cult following. Designed for commercial fishing in Japan, it turns out...

The guidebook raves that the South Face of Douglas Peak is one of New Zealand's great ice climbs. We too can attest this is a classic ice...

I've heard it often joked that the most important thing learnt since March 2020 in these pandemic times, is to just not make any plans....

Everyone enjoys a little voyeurism from time to time, and if it can be combined with a spot of education, then we all come away a little...

Avalanche training is very important for anyone who ventures into the snow. Below are some tips on avalanche transceiver rescue from...

Free at last, free at last. I could sense James summoning the words of Martin Luther king as he dreamed of finally leaving the hanging...

Yosemite here we come. Yosemite was the second of the NZ Alpine Team's training trips, the first being Canadian Rockies in 2020. Well,...

When exercising at a high intensity your body needs an easily digestible fuel source – carbohydrates. Even well fat-adapted athletes will...

“Many Canterbury men know that a tough trans-alpine crossing can be a harder test of competence in unorthodox travel and stubborn...

Short approach, many pitches, interesting and challenging climbing. Personally when it came to climbing in NZ I had always hoped I could...

It seemed like the first reasonable break in the weather for weeks. I’d like to call the response an orderly mobilisation of the troops,...

More like the Learning Curver ! Lighter packs and a better looking weather window had myself and Lionel walking up the Hooker for the...

Accompanied by Elliot and Luke doing all sorts of things I would never have guessed you could (or should) do in a stock standard Grand...

The great virus of 2020 dealt a sweeping blow to anyone planning an overseas expedition. With our plans to travel to the Himalaya...

Developing new routes is a highly rewarding and often time consuming activity. Motivations for doing it range from from the personal...

An issue well known to Petzl Nomics (and some other models of ice axe) is the tendency for the heads to loosen and develop movement over...