New NZAC General Manager wanted!

Posted by Ollie NZAC on 30 November 2011 - 5:35pm
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Kawakawa Bay Fundraiser

Posted by Kester on 25 November 2011 - 11:30am

Get along to Dan Head's Kawakawa Bay fundraiser.

 

Fun comp, vertical twister (!?) and films.

 

Support development of this sweet NI crag and have a rad night at the same time!

 

 

NZ Mountain Film Fest Christchurch screening

Posted by Kester on 6 September 2011 - 7:37pm

The NZ Mountain Film Festival is being held on 15 September 2011 at the Aurora Centre, Burnside High School at 8pm. Tickets are $20 and are available from Bivouac Tower Junction, Christchurch. The films being shown are a selection from the 2011 Wanaka Film Festival. All proceeds from the talk are going towards the restoration of Lockwood Shelter, Temple Basin.  

 

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NZ Rock Festival 2012, Whanganui Bay.

Posted by Kester on 18 August 2011 - 5:15pm

Planning is under way for the NZ Rock Festival 2012, to be held at Whanganui Bay.

 

Last summer's festival was a blast, with loads of climbers enjoying the hospitality of the bay locals as well as some great climbing.

 

Check the NZ Rock Festival website for more info.

 

Kiwis climb new route on Koh-e-Baba-Tangi, Afghanistan.

Posted by Kester on 17 August 2011 - 11:45am

Christine Byrch and Pat Deavoll summitted Koh-e-Baba-Tangi (6515m) in the Wakhan Corridor (Afgahnistan) on the 9th August. Five days to the summit with some good steep ice, then 2 days to decend the West Ridge (line of the original 1963 ascent). Theirs is only the second climb of the mountain, done via a new route up the N'NW ridge. 

NZ Alpine warm ups for Ben Dare

Posted by Ollie NZAC on 5 July 2011 - 2:08pm
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South face Malte Brun, showing Ben & Mike's route

South face of Malte Brun, showing Ben & Mike's route

 

Before leaving for Nepal with the New Zealand Solu Khumbu Alpine Style Expedition, Ben Dare climbed three new alpine rock routes.

Sibbald South Face

Posted by Ollie NZAC on 5 July 2011 - 1:52pm
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Sibbald South Face: Greig approaching the faceSibbald South Face: Greig approaching the face
On 12 June, Greig Hamilton and Steve Fortune climbed the unclimbed south face of Mt Sibbald from the Godley Valley. From a campsite at the head of the Godley River North Branch, the pair climbed the 900m buttress to the right of the hanging glacier to the 2633m south peak, before climbing the ridge to the main summit.

Icebreaker review The Climber issue 76

Posted by Kester on 1 July 2011 - 5:55pm

Icebreaker Sierra Half-Zip and Eclipse Crewe tops

We were recently sent two Icebreaker products to test from the friendly folk at www.natureshop.co.nz, an environmentally responsible online retailer of premium nature-inspired clothing brands.

Petzl Grigri 2 return for replacement

Posted by Kester on 23 June 2011 - 2:28pm

Whanganui Bay, Easter 2011

Posted by Ollie NZAC on 30 March 2011 - 3:02pm
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Heading to the Bay for Easter? We've just heard through the grapevine that the local whanau will be putting on a BBQ for climbers on both Saturday & Sunday nights. Bring a good appetite & some $$$  :-)

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