New Zealand An alpine grading system adapted from the grades used in the Aoraki/Mt Cook Region is widely used in New Zealand for alpine routes in the North and South islands. Grades currently go from 1–7. The grading system is open ended; harder climbs are possible. Factors which determine grade are (in descending order of […]
I’ve just recently come out from Twins Stream in the Mt Cook region where I was running a short 3 day tune up trip for Barry Gray. Barry is getting ready to do a ski traverse of South Georgia Island and wanted to come out and make sure he still had all the right gear […]
Winter 2015 – It’s already looking exciting! With the recent cold temps and snowfalls blasting the South Island of NZ, quite a few people have been out playing the snow and thoughts are already turning to the ski and heli-ski season. It looking like it will be a super busy season already and if […]
Expedition Outline In the pre-monsoon season of 2015 Vertical Resources is running a 32 day expedition to Nerikha Peak and Lobuje East as part of a Technical Expedition Course (TEC). This TEC is aimed at giving you basic to intermediate skills to run your own simple expedition or be a member on a more technically […]