Tag: Mountaineering

Phipps Peak via South Face & Mount Temple Traverse

October 30, 2016

Date: October 30, 2016 Distance: 13.4 km Max Elevation: 1970 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1282 m Time: 8.5 hours Success: Yes Summits: 2 Partners: Chris Hill Grade: 2+ (NZ Grade) See full photo album This weekend I finally linked up with a climber who I have been chatting with for weeks. Several times we made a plan to go somewhere, and then poor weather made … More Phipps Peak via South Face & Mount Temple Traverse

Murchison, Mount via White Glacier

October 23, 2016

Date: October 22-23, 2016 Distance: 52.9 km Max Elevation: 2417 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 2279 m Time: 2 days Success: Yes Summits: 1 Partners: Roi Gapuzan, Ben Gibbins Grade: 1+ (NZ Grade) See full photo album No, my Canadian friends, this was not an ascent of the fabled 11,000er in Saskatchewan Crossing. Rather it was an ascent of the highest peak in Arthur’s Pass National … More Murchison, Mount via White Glacier

Rolleston, Mount (Low Peak) via Rome Ridge

September 30, 2016

Date: September 30, 2016 Distance: 10.1 km Max Elevation: 2210 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1201 m Time: 7.5 hours Success: Yes Summits: 1 Partners: Kyle Marr Grade: 2- (NZ Grade) See full photo album I finally got to bust out my technical ice tools for the first time since June. Given what I have learned about New Zealand mountaineering, it will probably not … More Rolleston, Mount (Low Peak) via Rome Ridge

Rolleston, Mount (Low Peak) via Otira Slide

September 24, 2016

Date: September 24, 2016 Distance: 12.8 km Max Elevation: 2212 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1341 m Time: 8.5 hours Success: Yes Summits: 1 Partners: Dave Hegan, Kyle Marr, Taner, Carolyn, Flo Grade: 1+ (NZ Grade) See full photo album It felt fantastic to get out exploring in the Southern Alps for the first time. It has only been ten days since my last excursion, but … More Rolleston, Mount (Low Peak) via Otira Slide

President, The and Vice-President

September 15, 2016

Date: September 14-15, 2016 Distance: 29.8 km Max Elevation: 3128 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 1950 m Time: 2 days Success: Yes Summits: 2 Partners: Tiffany Painton, Cameron Sutherland, Thomas Kurth Grade: Alpine II See full photo album I could not have asked for a better objective, better weather, or better company for my final trip in the Canadian Rockies. The climbing was easy … More President, The and Vice-President

Joffre, Mount via North Face

September 10, 2016

Date: September 9-10, 2016 Distance: 41.2 km Max Elevation: 3443 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 2370 m Time: 23 hours Success: Yes Summits: 1 Partners: Alex P, Thomas Kurth Grade: Alpine II See full photo album This trip was originally going to be two full days, with ascents of Foch, Joffre, Warrior, Cordonnier, and Northover. After the snow came down, we cut out Sunday, and … More Joffre, Mount via North Face

Gannett Peak via Bonney Pass

July 4, 2016

Date: July 2-4, 2016 Distance: 75.6 km Max Elevation: 4208 m Cumulative Elevation Gain: 3300 m Time: 3 days Success: Yes Summits: 2 Partners: Brandon Boulier, Marianne Juselius Grade: Alpine II – technically easy but extremely physically strenuous See full photo album Physically strenuous, yet technically easy, Gannett Peak is well worth the effort. About ten months ago, I committed to this … More Gannett Peak via Bonney Pass