Date:
Location: Charleston
Difficulty: 15-17
People on trip: 2nd year rock
Weather: clear
Incidents: no
Incidents: no
Duration: one day
Chris and grace setting up.
All good to go.
Greg going up a cool climb on sunset rib.
Mount Sommers Rack Climbing
Date: 19th-23rd
Location: Mount summers. Frogs buttress, Orange wall, Hut Pinnacles
Difficulty: Grade 12 to 16
People on trip: TPP Climbing
Weather: Sunny, over cast
Incidents: no
Duration: 5 days 4 nights
Last week we tramped in to Pinnacles Hut, at the base of Mount Somers. Basing our self at the hut, we spent 3 days climbing. On day one we were planning to walk up to Fog Buttress crag but, due to the track being too wet and slippery, we had to turn around and we spent the better half of the afternoon climbing on the Pinnacles. Greg and I climbed a few cool grade 15 multi pitches and chilled out in the sun. On day two we went up to the Meat Grinder rocks for an awesome day of trad climbing. (Trad climbing is when you put in your own safety on your way up the climb.) After a long day we made our way back down to the hut. Day three started off overcast and almost raining, and after a few games of cards we practiced rope systems. As the weather cleared we headed up to Orange Rock for another awesome days climbing.
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| Walking up to the hut! |
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| The sun rise on the first morning |
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| Greg at the top of a cool climb on day 1 |
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| looking out towards Methven |
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| Greg coming up, looking back down to the hut. |
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| Me dropping of! |
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| The Meet Grinder rocks. where we spent day 2 |
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| Greg and me practising the ropes. |
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| Greg coming up another awesome climb on the Orange wall |
Rock climbing in Wanaka
Date: 5-9 March
Location: Wanaka. Road side, river side, big little wall, main cliffs
Difficulty: Grade 14 to 18
People on trip: TPP Climbing
Weather: Sunny, over cast and some rain
Incidents: Dan had a big fall but was not heart
Duration: 4 days 3 nights
We spent 5 days climbing down in Wanaka!!
We had good weather and lots of good climbing was to be had!
Although we had to spend one morning waiting for the rock to dry, we practiced some rope work before going up some more rock!!
Ice Climbing In Fox
We spent 3 days ice climbing at Fox glacer.
First we spent some time finding our feet on the ice and working with ice axes. then we got strate in to it and went climbing.
Photos by Roby
Activity: Climbing week 1
Date:
Location: Greymouth climbing wall, Charleston
Group: TPP Group 2
Time: 1 week
Grade/difficulty: 12-19
Sleeping: Slept in tents at Charlston
Weather: Fine
Epics: NO
Comment:
We went to the wall first and learn how to lead climb, Then went to Charlestion and did lots of climbs there. Spent 3 days on the rock doing top roping and having a good time! Learnt how to change to self abseil and then learnt how to top rope rescue on the rock wall in Greymouth.
out at Charlstion
Activity: Climbing week 2
Date:
Location: Rock wall, Charlstion, Boldering at carcill hill
Group: TPP Group 2
Time: 1 week
Grade/difficulty: 12 -19
Sleeping: Tents
Weather: Fine with a little drizzile
Epics: NO
Comment:
Drove to Castle Hill for a day and did some bouldering and worked on our technique. Also went to Charlestion for 3 days to do so climbing and lots of natural gear placing and building of anchors. Also did some top rope rescue and climbing on our own anchors.
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