GALLERY

After a very Intense 7 day storm cycle we finally managed to get out of the mountains after being hut bound - litterally - for 7 days while over 2 m of snow was
A blown away by severe gale NW winds
B and then around 3m of snow was again deposited by a intense and unseasonally cold NW Snow event

#storm #hutbound #gales #severe #norwester #newzealand #spring #aorakimountcook #timelapse
@alpine.dreams.guiding ...

Epic conditions post storm at The Grand Plateau with 40cm of non wind effected powder. We kept it conservative on this particular day - with a freezing level rapidly rising to 3000m it paid to keep things relatively low angle with low consequence

#skitouring #skimountaineering #ski #snow #spring #glacier #epic #mtcoook #aoraki #avalanche #knowbeforeyougo ...

Ski Mountaineering through some epic terrain - exploring Cinerama Col, Mt Cook National Park.

We run 5-7 day Ski Mountaineering courses based from New Zealand’s high glacier terrain.

#ski #mountaineering #skimountaineering #glacier #newzealand #spring #course #instruction #huts #mtcook #aoraki

@alpine.dreams.guiding ...

Aoraki wearing his cape after being shone on by the 22 degree ice Halo the day before.

#weather #atmosphere #icehalo #lenticular #clouds #newzealand #nz #spring #galewinds ...

Cracking day out in the Arrowsmith Range with 30-40 cm of cold dry smoke

#heliski #newzealand #winter #spring #ski #lines #turns #falline

@methven_heliski @alpineguidesnz ...

Another amazing day out skitouring above the inversion! Seeking out the untouched lines with great snow conditions on ESE aspects. The terrain options available just beyond the boundries at Treble Cone are quite varied and suprising. Cone get some 🎿
#skitouring #getsome #stablesnowpack #avalanche #earningturns #updownupdown #nz #winter ...

Awesome day our earning the turns on Mt Cardrona. The snowpack is still thin in many places and a tad hollow but with great skiing if you pick your lines carefully and aware of potential shark attacks!

#newzealand #winter #skitouring #earlyseason #earnyourturns #avalanche @cardronanz
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@jessicas.wanderlust ...

Throwback to the tow and old 2 seater ...... opening day at TC and accessing the summit by skinning from the top of the 6
Great day and great snow above 170 on SE and S aspects
#tc #treblecone #skitouring #openingday #winter #needmoresnow
@trebleconenz ...

Hanging out - SAR Strop and Avalanche training at Treble Cone
#SAR #RESCUE #LANDSAR #NEWZEALAND #NZ #WANAKA #WINTER
@landsarnz @trebleconenz ...

Trips in Focus #10
Bush Stream Ice Climbing - New Zealand
In the early 2000’s I got to spend multiple winters living up high in Bush Stream in MCNP exploring new ice routes with a whole range of climbing partners.
Bush Stream is an incredible alpine style ice climbing Mecca
For those familiar with Wye Creek it is at least 4-5 times larger in scope of routes already done whilst the area itself is at least 2 orders of magnitude larger
Routes go from WI 2 up to WI5
Good avalanche knowledge is 100% mandatory as is winter camping skills and the ability to find and make anchors for retreat / descent
Routes themselves range from 1-5 pitches.
The potential here is still yet really untouched whilst second ascents of routes are still to be had and grading can be subjective!
There is a new guide book coming out from the NZAC ( Barron Saddle / Mt Brewster ) as well as my older guide that can be found on my website
Best times for climbing can range from early July out until late August.
Access either via Short Heli or 3 1/3 hour walk up typical NZ winter creek wander
#nz #winter #iceclimbing #camping #ice #climb #climbing #swing #icetools #multipitch
@mountaineersdownunder @damiengildea ...