Dashony's Target: Mt Hutt - high difficulty skiing run EXTREME SKIING in New Zealand-ground video
http://www.dashony.com Snow alpine skiing extreme targeting Mt Hutt's most difficult run, most dangerous, high difficulty. Mission accomplished? Do not try this at home, try it down the mountain! :)
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Kaz Pucia - 7c+ (28) free solo in New Zealand
Kazimierz Pucia climbs "She Devil" (7c+)".Free solo in The Cave, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was in 2005. One of the most difficult free solo climbs made by polish climber.
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Rock climbing Paynes Ford ,New Zealand
steep and juggy rock climbing on limestone at paynes ford in Takaka, South Island New Zealand. visit www.tombowkerphotography.com
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"Mount Cook Summit" Mrduss's photos around Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand (linda glacier photos)
Preview of Mrduss's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mrduss/2/1261869443/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand Entry Title: "Mount Cook Summit" Entry: "Toutes les photos en ligne All pictures Online http://picasaweb.google.fr/mr.duss/MtCo ok2009?authkey=Gv1sRgCNj1u6-29sPQ2QE# « Climb if you will, but remember, courage and strength are naught without prudence, and one moment of negligence can destroy the happiness of a lifetime. Do nothing in haste, and look well into each step and think of what maybe the end." Edward Whymper This saying was posted in the common room of Plateau Hut, the base to climb up to Aoraki/Mt Cook, Mt Tasman, Dixon and other delicacies of NZ alpinism. Whymper, one of the pioneers of mountaineering, could only but right and I decided to learn this saying by heart, so at the minimum I will have my mind busy for the 2 or 3 hours climbing at night thru the Linda Glacier. Vaughn was my new partner for this climb. A young fellow from Christchurch who called me up a few days earlier and showed up at Mt Cook Village the very next evening. With just the right personality, good mountaineering skills and a great cook, he was the perfect fit. Before we went up to Plateau Hut, we stayed at the Canterbury Mountain Club where I tasted the Xmas cake, Xmas pudding and black pudding (boudin noir or blood sausage for breakfast) with Vaughn's homemade bread (so good I now have to learn how to bake it). Since we were flying to Plateau Hut, food would not be scarce up there, a success for summit...among a few other things. We were fortunate to have at least 2 days of good weather and good conditions, maybe even a bit too warm for good snow on the Zurbriggen Ridge, an alternate route more technical but safer than the traditional Linda Glacier, where giant crevasses and seracs are a continuous threat, especially under the "Gun Barrel", named for a good reason. By 1.30 am we were ready for Big Jim (Jim Cook was one of the discoverers of NZ) catching slowly on the 4 other teams who left earlier. The snow was questionable for the Zurbriggen Ridge and we decided to follow the Linda Glacier route, zigzagging thru giant crevasses, going in and out for some, and 2 hours later, we were heading first to the Linda Shelf, a very steep slope of mixed snow and ice that we decided to free climb (no rope, just our 2 axes and good cramponing -- only one falls instead of 2 if you are roped). Dave and Alejandro (the other non guided team, respectively American and Chilean) decided to take a break, so we were on our own...sounds promising for a summit...at least for 5 minutes. Vaughn is stopping for a little while, he has cramps in both legs. He wants to rest to get better and tells me to continue up the ridge. I wait at the ridge for a while, call him up. I don't hear an answer nor can I see him. I backtrack to find him walking up the Linda Shelf slowly and in pain. He wants to go to the ridge and will assess the situation from there. I can only see the ridge as our turning point to get him down safe. After some water, food and a good massage to his legs he feels better and is ready to continue to my big surprise. The little massage I gave him up on the ridge will become a joke as another team coming up saw the scene from far away, which obviously appeared a little bit too cosi for climbing partners! Instead of going up the traditional gully, we go up the ridge to catch up with the 2 other teams who did not turn around at that point (Dave and Alejandro, Mal -- a local guide -- and Cesar from Venezuela). This is 3 teams to pitch the ridge, too many to move fast as it appears to be a challenging mix of ice and slabby rocks. It takes the 3 teams a long time to get to the final ridge and I still think that it is too late and we would have to turn around shortly to play it safe. Apparently I am wrong and everyone is very eager to summit that day. My barometer is off by 100 m, so I evaluate another 300 m when it is only a short 200 m of a beautiful final narrow snow ridge ahead of us. While the 2 other teams pitch their way up, Vaughn and I decide to free climb to ..." Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/mrduss/2/1261869443/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "Mt Cook from Lake Pukaki" 2. "Chopper Drop at Plateau Hut" 3. "Cook Final Ridge" 4. "Vaughn Almost at the summit" 5. "Teams coming up the summit" 6. "Vaughn at Summit of Mt Cook 3,754 m" 7. "Vaughn on final Ridge" 8. "Linda Glacier on the way down" 9. "Giant Crevasses on Linda" 10. "Mt Tasman and the Glacier" See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00bb-6da6-a8d8?ytv4=1
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"Climbing, At Last" Christineanne's photos around Long Beach, New Zealand (otago semester flat)
Preview of Christineanne's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/christineanne/1/1272827144/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Long Beach, New Zealand Entry Title: "Climbing, At Last!" Entry: "Since I last wrote, I haven't had many adventures worth writing about. I have just gotten over the halfway point of the semester -- I took my mid-semester exam for Hydrogeology and submitted my essays for Māori Society. Just last week, I finished my Field Studies class completely -- the Borland report (15 pages plus map, cross section, strat columns and chronostrat columns) was submitted and the Lab Practical completed. I now only have 2 classes to worry about, which makes my already lax schedule that much more so...which gives me plenty of time to plan fun adventures. Autumn has most certainly arrived and turning to winter -- many of the leaves are off of the trees and our flat has become quite cold. The extra blankets and hot water bottles have come out and been used by a few of my fellow flatmates. I am holding out -- it's still not cold enough to validate using them. It will be interesting, however, not having heat for the winter. I have never actually not had heat before -- I'll let you know come June how I am doing. I'll probably be spending a considerable amount of time in the library -- not to study but to get warm. Also, I'm thinking about looking into flights to the North Island. My exam schedule would allow me to travel a week before my first exam (12 June) and a week in between (my other exam is 21 June), so by that time I will probably want to head to the tropics... Anyway, I write because I finally have some exciting news. My friend, Callum, took me climbing this weekend, and I (despite being completely out of shape for it) had a great time! Yesterday, we went to Long Beach (North of Dunedin, near Port Chalmers) where the weather was sunny and warm (contrasting with Dunedin's weather of cold rain). The beach was lovely and there were a bunch of neat caves -- one where people often camp on the weekends and another that has good bouldering (if you're a spider monkey who doesn't actually need holds to hang onto the rock...). We did a few easy climbs to give me confidence (I told him to be nice to me, as I haven't been climbing since January), and we had extraordinary views of the beach and ocean below. He totally made my day by taking me... Today in Dunedin, the weather was spectacular. It was sunny and warm, so Callum called me up and we went back to Long Beach to do some more climbing (how lucky I was this weekend!). Interestingly, Long Beach was a little colder than Dunedin -- there was a chilly breeze, and although it was pleasant in the sun, as soon as you were in the shade it got quite cold. Callum set up a top rope over a route that features a nice crack for us to climb (ended up being a project, really). The crack was rated a 19 on New Zealand's rating system, and after climbing it I would guess it would be close to 5.8+ or 5.9- in the States. It was quite difficult but overall a very fun route (once I got it). I haven't been crack climbing for 2 and a half years, and it felt pretty good to be back on real rocks. I felt pretty good this morning (not too sore from the previous day's climbing), but I can already tell that my body is not pleased with me. I am quite sore and my hands took a beating (just a couple of bleeders and ripped up pads), but it feels good to finally be back climbing again. Hopefully there will be some more nice days so that I can go again. Beth is coming to visit on Saturday -- she will be coming from Singapore, so it will be interesting to try and outfit her for winter as she is lacking in warm weather clothes. I have booked our next great adventure -- I will be taking off of school (just Thursday, I think) and we are taking a bus to Te Anau. From there we head to Milford Sound to take a cruise on the fiord and we have booked a tour of the glowworm caves in Te Anau, which I am so excited for. It should be a great trip, hopefully the weather is on our side. Fiordland can be quite rainy, and this past week Te Anau, Manapouri and Queenstown have all experienced major flooding. We shall see!" Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/christineanne/1/1272827144/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "Bouldering Cave" 2. "Callum, Rapelling" 3. "View of the Beach" 4. "Callum, Free Soloing to set up a top rope" 5. "View from the top" 6. "Rainbow over the Peninsula" See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00e8-a32a-6607?ytv4=1
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Gaza protest paint bombs Rakon - Free Palestine - NZ 2009 GPJA
At an Auckland protest against the invasion of Gaza and the contribution of the Rakon company to death and destruction around the globe, A christian peace activist was arrested for an act of non-violent direct action after climbing onto the roof of Rakon's manufacturing facility and revealed the true nature of the Rakon company, using red paint to adjust the building's signage to say 'Rakon Kills', an accurate and unfortunate reality. This action was taken during a protest of around 400 people opposing the ongoing israeli invasion of GAZA. In addition to this action others threw water baloons of red paint at the front of the building. These paint bombs were to symbolise the blood shed of hundreds of palestineans by israel. Protest organised by Global Peace & Justice Auckland http://www.gpja.org.nz/ More info at http://indymedia.org.nz/ Components for weapons made by Rakon in New Zealand. Let them know what you think about their role in the murder of civilians in Gaza and around the world. Call or email worldwide. http://www.rakon.com/contact.html
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Guild Wars Running Guide, Droknar's Forge to Marhan's Grotto
This run is very hard. Get your armor INFUZZZZEEDDD.
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"Ice Climbing on Franz Josef" Marcmsm's photos around Franz Josef, New Zealand (n z franz josef)
Preview of Marcmsm's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/marcmsm/s.e._asia._06/1181436480/tpod.html This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Franz Josef, New Zealand Entry Title: "Ice Climbing on Franz Josef" Entry: "We all checked into the Glow worm hostel in Franz josef township which was really nice.. free soup and all in the evening.. nice one.. We booked on to do an ice climbing day on the glacier at Franz josef.. This kind of killed two birds with one stone as you get to walk and see a lot of the glacier and you also get to do a load of ice climbing... i.e they give you all the special boots and clothes steel crampons for the boots so you can grip and walk on the ice and climb and most importantly kick ass ice axes for climbing... We had to start off real early in the morning and it was raining too which sucked this glacier looks really similiar to the fox glacier but it is more accessible. It takes a few minutes to get used to walking in the special gear they give you but it was a lot of fun.. Took over an hour of walking to get to some of the ice cliffs that we were going to climb... its not like rock climbing at all but it was great fun.. there were only 12 of us on the trip and the weather cleared up too which was fantastic...when you are walking on the glacier you have to walk through all these caverns, caves and raven's.. its hard work.. you make very little progress distance wise.. We did 6 differnt climbs on the ice cliffs and you really have to drive the ice axes into the ice walls for grip but its pretty amazing when u are just hanging there 25 metres up holding on tojust one ice axe... granted you are roped up too but thats beside the point. It was back then to the hostel for the evening and we all piled into the hot tub with a load of beers.. the hot tub was outside and kinda funny when ur sitting there in warm water and its -5 degrees outside.. From there it was dinner and out to the Blue ice bar to meet up with the rest of the climbers from the trip. Following morning dave dimitri and louise headed on north .. and i was going south again.. i ran into Tam and Cat who were in the Catlins and Queenstown same time as me too so i went along to peters lake with them before moving on south again heading for Haast pass and Wanaka.." Read and see more at: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/marcmsm/s.e._asia._06/1181436480/tpod.html Photos from this trip: 1. "Dave me and dimitri" 2. "Franz Josef" 3. "Franz josef" 4. "Glacier face" 5. "Grabbing on with me ice axe" 6. "Made it" 7. "Me on glacier" 8. "Path through the glacier" 9. "Up on the glacier" See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00e5-f49a-31ba?ytv4=1
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Tahr hunting in november 2010 hunting with me and five mates for seven days southern alps
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