ALPINE:
CNI Section of the NZAC Weekend trip planner for White months of 08
Most of these trips have been extracted from the Tongariro Guide book for easy reference.
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Wed 11 June |
Club meeting |
The website will be updated (with venue & topics) & a club email sent out prior to this meeting. |
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14 & 15 June |
Sno-Craft Refresher
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Sharpen up those skills / contacts & plans for an excellent winter of white stuff. Easy / medium – walks, climbs & peaks |
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21 & 22 June (shortest day) |
Whangahu visit Easy / medium – walks & peaks |
A easy tramp in & spend the Saturday / Sunday visiting the peaks on this side of the mountain & check out some potential ice climbs – we will be staying in the Whangahu hut on the Saturday night. 4 wheel drives could be needed / alternative, is along walk from the gate. |
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28 & 29 June |
Mitre Peak (Ringatoto) Medium / hard – exposure & endurance |
Friday night into Rangipo hut (a Doc hut on around the mountain), Saturday visit the summit of Ringatoto, then drop down onto Wahianoa glacier to the around the mountain track back to the hut, out Sunday – can check out alternatives before retreating Sunday. |
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5 & 6 July |
Instructor training |
Auckland & CNI instructors combine to update on all those technical bits.
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Wed 9 July |
Club meeting |
Venue – Bivouac Outdoor Victoria Street, Hamilton. A Gear talk from John their new manager. The shop will be open so grab an opportunity to bag a bargain for the winter season ahead. All welcome watch out for an update in the next CNI Newsletter. |
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12 & 13 July
13 July |
Sno-Craft
Plateau trip – Easy |
Weekend One for participants – commences Friday evening at the Parks Backpackers, National Park, then we base ourselves at Delta Ridge for the Saturday & Sunday. All NZAC – CNI members welcome to join with Sno-craft group for a visit to the Plateau & surround peaks. |
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19 & 20 July
20 July |
Sno-Craft
Plateau trip – Easy |
Weekend One for participants – commences Friday evening at the Parks Backpackers, National Park, then we base ourselves at Delta Ridge for the Saturday & Sunday. All NZAC – CNI members welcome to join with Sno-craft group for a visit to the Plateau & surround peaks. |
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26 & 27 July |
Northern Circuit Easy / Medium |
A two day trip – Friday night into Mangatapopo hut, Saturday up onto Ngauruhoe via Pukekakiora saddle. We will then follow the creek to Wahohonu Springs, cross the springs and over to Outrere hut for the night. On Sunday we will make our way to Emerald lakes via Outrere Valley up to Red Crater then across to the summit of Tongariro. Follow the ridge line down to Mangatapopo and out to the road end. Most of this will be off track. |
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26 & 27 July |
MSC Avalanche Awareness Course |
Saturday afternoon & Sunday – A hands on look (not to close I hope) at the theory & reality of avalanches, the bits you need to know to save yourself & others. |
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2 & 3 August
3 August |
Sno-Craft
Pinnacles Medium – snow (technical) |
Weekend two for participants at Delta Ridge – commences Friday evening with a walk up to Delta Ridge for the remainder of the weekend. All NZAC – CNI members welcome to join with Sno-craft group for a visit to the Pinnacles & some of the lower grade snow & ice climbs. |
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9 & 10 August
10 August |
Sno-Craft
Pinnacles Medium – snow (technical) |
Weekend two for participants at Delta Ridge – commences Friday evening with a walk up to Delta Ridge for the remainder of the weekend. All NZAC – CNI members welcome to join with Sno-craft group for a visit to the Pinnacles & some of the lower grade snow & ice climbs. |
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Wed 13 August |
Club meeting |
The website will be updated (with venue & topics) & a club email sent out prior to this meeting. |
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16 & 17 August |
Girdlestone peak Medium / hard – snow. |
A good group trip with potential assents / descents on all 4 quarters – pending numbers & abilities a variety of options are available to all. |
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16 & 17 August |
MSC Avalanche Awareness Course |
Saturday afternoon & Sunday – A hands on look (not to close I hope) at the theory & reality of avalanches, the bits you need to know to save yourself & others. |
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16 August |
Waikato Tuff Guy & Gal |
An alternative if weather is too bad for the mountain. |
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23 & 24 August |
Ice climbing Recce Whakapapa Tukino Turoa |
Pending weather & ice conditions Pinnacle Ridge ( a range of climbs) Tukino (Margaret’s leap & other climbs, also Te Heuheu lower bluffs) Clays leap |
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30 & 31 August |
Sno-Craft &/or club trip |
Bivi bags / tents / trenches / mounds or cave – you pack it, stack it or dig a hole – as that’s your home for the night. Location yet to decided pending snow conditions. |
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30 & 31 August |
MSC Avalanche Awareness Course |
Saturday afternoon & Sunday – A hands on look (not to close I hope) at the theory & reality of avalanches, the bits you need to know to save yourself & others. |
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6 & 7 September |
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Wed 10 September |
Club meeting |
The website will be updated (with venue & topics) & a club email sent out prior to this meeting. |
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13 & 14 September |
Three Peak traverse Medium – endurance |
Take the long walk from Turoa to Ketetahi via Tahurangi, Ngauhoe & Tongariro peaks. |
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13 & 14 September |
MSC Avalanche Awareness Course |
Saturday afternoon & Sunday – A hands on look (not to close I hope) at the theory & reality of avalanches, the bits you need to know to save yourself & others. |
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20 & 21 September |
Pink Floyd Buttress |
Some mixed climbing on the West face of the 1st Pinnacle – Grade 1 – 5 |
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27 & 28 September |
12 Peaks Hard – endurance |
Do the lot – Te Heuheu, Tukino, Glacier Dome, Matihao, The Clocktower, Pyramid, Ringatoto, Girdlestone, Tahurangi, Te Ataahua, Paretetaitonga & home (could also add in L Peak to make it 13 on the day). |
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4 & 5 October |
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Wed 8 October |
Club meeting |
The website will be updated (with venue & topics) & a club email sent out prior to this meeting. |
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11 & 12 October |
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18 & 19 October |
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25 & 26 October |
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Other options:
Egmont – Surrey Rd
Egmont – East Ridge onto Sharks tooth
Egmont – Kahui Road end – North Egmont Traverse
Egmont – (review guidebook)
Kaimanua’s
Tongariro – (review guidebook)
Four Peaks
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Weather watchers be warned – These trips are a goer each & every weekend unless weather and conditions are too bad (i.e. 150km/hr winds, 1 in 100 year rain event, vehicle & foot access to the mountain is cut off, or the avalanche warning is extremely extreme).
Alternatives & other trips – On the first available wet crappy weekend, we have the Worlds Worst Tramp – We will keep you posted. Also at the end of the list is a list of other options that may excite you or alternatively some good climbs that we have missed out and you would like to go on– let us know so we can plan them in & make it happen.
Training courses: Sno-Craft08 &/or the Avalanche awareness courses – make contact with Kevin Hammond for further details.
Trip planning & coordination – we will be meeting at the Extreme edge (6:30 – 8:30) a few climbs & make plans etc for the coming weekend / weekends.
Alternatively stay in touch with:
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Evenings |
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Kevin Hammond |
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027 4809 580 |
07 8722 804 |
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Marcus Bai |
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027 3054 533 |
07 8393 149 |
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Jack Magill |
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027 2234 183 |
07 834 1525 |
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Mark Ashurst |
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021 0459 915 |
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ROCK:
Check out Cliff Ellery’s excellent web site for info on a lot of the climbing venues.
Land owners can remove access (Smiths), so for all of us -
leave the area as you found it or better: no litter or poo!!
be considerate about parking, see car pooling
be quiet passing homes,
ensure all gates are left as you find them; one open gate can cause $$$$ of damage if stock gets out, so be extra vigilant.
EVENING CLIMBS: http://www.freeclimb.co.nz/pdfs/map.pdf
With the change back to dark nights it’s back to the wall on Tuesday nights. Outdoor venues to look forward to in Spring:
Castle Rock
Froggatt
Sherridan
Bayleys
Froggatt
Castle Rock
Gower
