The following outlines our acclimatization schedule, climbing equipment and clothing used for an ascent of the North Face of Cholatse. ...

The ice hammock is a relatively new invention and although it’s a great idea and works well, it’s unlikely that any outdoor company is going to start making them commercially anytime soon, so we thought its worth writing an article for anyone who has an interest in making and using them for alpine climbing. The idea is that it saves a lot of time chopping ledges and allows you to recycle the ice/snow that you are chopping away to make your tent platform. Generally you will ne

I recently snuck off from a social tramping trip to the Copland Hot Pools to make a solo ascent of the West Ridge of Mt Sefton. The...

Eyeing the next thin slot above, I jammed my fingers in deep and wedged them into the constriction. Far above my last piece of...

What is the New Zealand Alpine Team? The New Zealand Alpine Team is an ongoing initiative of the Expedition Climbers Club Inc. born from...

The Expedition Climbers Club Inc., as administrators of the New Zealand Alpine Team, wish to announce the commencement of an independent...

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of two team members Conor Smith and Sarwan Chand. Over ANZAC Weekend Conor and Sarwan...

The Expedition Climbers Club (ECC) recently organised a rock climbing trip to Cloudy Peak in late February this year with the intention...

It is not always possible to hear your climbing partner. We want to have a system of communication that does not rely on verbal calls,...

Man Spooning ? Verb , two men locked in the spoon position during an alpine bivy. Depending on the participants, usually a function of age and or temperature, man spooning may take several seconds, minutes or even hours to begin. Once both parties have accepted the terms on their situation, man spooning usually continues until it?s time to start climbing. It is not common to hear the expression ?Lets manspoon? this is usually a silent agreement. Scroll to the bottom of this

We are propagating accidents, injuries and deaths. In almost all commercial industries, when multiple near misses or similar accidents...

The Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite. Beta for climbing the “Nose In A Day” (NIAD) The Nose on El Capitan has to be one of the worlds most...

North of Kathmandu, bordering Tibet, is the picturesque and highly diverse Lantang Valley. For any outdoor enthusiast this is the ideal...