6828m – Oct 2013 After Cho Oyu I had about three weeks where I would be in Nepal before my next expedition began. After talking with Phunuru (the IMG sirdar), I decided to take up his suggestion of attempting Ama Dablam. This is an incredibly beautiful mountain in the vicinity of Mt Everest. Phu had…
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Ojos Del Salado
6879m – Feb 2012 After Aconcagua Phil Huddy and I headed to Ojos – the highest volcano in the world? We were really tight on time, and were going in unguided, and with pretty sketchy information on the area (note to self, travelling in Argentina would be easier if you spoke Spanish!) We got…
Mt Aspiring
Mt Aspring – 3033m – Northwest Ridge, NZ 2+ At 6.30pm, on Sunday 4th Jan 2015, Phil Huddy and I left the carpark at the end of Wanaka-Mount Aspiring Rd. This would be our second attempt on this mountain, with the previous effort barely getting us to the snowline (we were stuck in Mt French…
Wye Creek Ice
July 2016 One last escape before Sam was born! Wye creek is in Queenstown, NZ. A fantastic spot for ice climbing. I spent s week there with Mike from Queenstown Mountain Guides.
Astro!
As a Dad I don’t get to climb so much anymore, and since getting a Canon 6D I’ve loved playing with astro shots. Some of my faves below 🙂 Milky Way… Star Trails…
Mt Lendenfeld
3192m – January 23, 2011 This was my post TMC (Technical Mountaineering Course) climb. Originally we had discussed Mt Tasman, but that climb requires a little more experience. So next choice, Mt Aspiring, but the weather never improved in Wanaka, so we did a quick run to fox glacier. At pioneer hut 2pm, left for…
Six out of Seven aint bad…
As a teenager I saw some video of people climbing a peak in the Himalayas, and I was completely awed by what they were doing. It felt as distant to me, as seeing footage of the landing on the moon. I used to always tramp in NZ, and I started rock climbing when I moved…
Climb The Seven 