President’s Desk Kia ora everyone, First of all, things are starting to get busy for the winter season. We have snow and ice and I notice various face book pages are filling up with the usual suspects making their first ascents of the season. Those of you who started snow craft courses last year should be getting out there and into it. If you are unsure or cautious, get on the phone or get to the lodge and try and hook up with some of the more experienced club members and tag along on a some of their missions. More […]

President’s Desk Hi All, Right, so we’ve had the chill in the air, filed crampons to needles, now waiting, waiting, waiting, staring at a bony, arid pile of shingle… Where’s the white stuff?! Well, turns out the best way to precipitate winter storms is to meticulously plan a party at the lodge for the birthday celebrations, which according to the forecast, are going to be under the first decent snow dump for the year. Whatever, we’re having one anyway. So put on your snowshoes and see you all at the lodge on Sunday night. Wind, snow or shine. Hey but […]

President’s Desk Hi all, Feeling a chill in the air? Maybe you’ve noticed the first dustings on the summit? So it’s sending season for the unfinished summer rock projects and time to run the file over the crampons you dumped in the bottom of the wardrobe after slush summit! The instruction team will be gearing up for the snow craft 1 and 2 courses this month and will release details on the club face book page when finalised. For snow craft 1 it will be a case of first in first served. So keep an eye out for confirmation of […]

President’s Desk Hi all, After three years of diligent stewardship Elaine has stepped down as president and also retired from the committee after 12 years as a club officer, making this my first official communication as the new Club President. I’d like to begin by thanking those committee members that have stood down this year for their help over the past years. Elaine has produced a record of service like no other and I’d also like to thank Joelle for seven years on the committee organising our social events and movie nights; Alec for his wise contributions over the past […]

President’s Desk A big thank you to all those members who helped out with the Open Climb last weekend. Despite not being able to achieve the summit, I think everyone, both club members and participants had a good experience. For several of our club members this was their first Open Climb and I think the following comment embodies what the Open Climb means for many of us: Just wanted to say as this was my first open climb as a volunteer. I thought it went really well and the public I spoke to were very happy with the result despite […]