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Friday, May 17, 2013 - 10:23No comments | | More
Christine Burke is currently preparing for a Hillary Expedition funded attempt on Gasherbrum 1 (G1) and the Gasherbrum 2 (G2), to become the
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 17:361 | | More
Alpinist magazine have a fantastic feature on Bill Denz in their latest issue (42).
Boldness, Genius, Magic: The Life of Bill Denz, by Pater Haan, Paul Maxim and Dave Austin.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 17:30No comments | | MoreFrom 2012 to 2013, Mapoutahi Crag (north of Dunedin) has been undergoing a bit of a renaissance.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 00:532 | | MoreThe White Wave Expedition took a dramatic twist after Ben Dare and Scott Blackford-Scheele reached 6450m on White Wave.
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Monday, May 6, 2013 - 16:29No comments | | MoreThe meet is an ice and mixed climbing trip to Mt Ruapehu, staying at Tukino Lodge. -
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 13:36No comments | | MoreDuring the month of May 2013 industrial abseil work will be taking place on the left side of the Diamond Face of Moirs Mate -
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 17:56No comments | | MoreAccording to Regan McCaffery, Wiz Fineron recently completed the first ascent of the hardest route in the North Island—Immortal Technique.
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Monday, April 22, 2013 - 13:021 | | MoreWell this isn't about climbing, but every action has an equal and opposite reaction and all that, so if you're into climbing in the Darrans you might be interested in some new BASE jump sites pioneered in the Cleaddau Valley by David Walden this past summer.
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Monday, April 15, 2013 - 11:562 | | MoreA new nine-pitch route has been established on the wall at the head of Sinbad Gully in Fiordland.
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Monday, April 1, 2013 - 00:01No comments | | MoreSarah Wilson recently took on the challenge of completing her Cook to Cook expedition: to climb Mt Cook, cycle 770 km to the top of the South Island and kayak across Cook Strait. Sarah’s first attempt, in 2011, ended badly when she survived an avalanche that nearly killed her (see The Climber issue 79). This summer Sarah returned to the mountain and climbed to within a whisker of the summit before going on to complete the cycling and kayaking legs of the journey. Sarah sent us in the following report on her adventure: