Conditions on the Remarkables 3/5/10

The days of alpine rock and approach shoes to the top of Single Cone are over for the season. Again new snow over night and the southern aspects are holding reasonable amounts of snow at higher elevations ( above 2000m ).

Rupert and Client David found a little ice on the decent ramp to the south face of Single Cone on Saturday. He also made a comment the standard gully route on Single Cone is filling up. Therefore time to brush of those crampons and ice axe and get into the hills for some early training.

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ALPINE blog with Chris

Plenty of action on our local peaks of the Remarkables.

Their geographic location means plenty of dry weather and more climbing days in a multitude of great alpine situations.

'Wye man', appeared this summer at the Wye saddle and he has been monitoring the traffc

Lori and Kim waiting for their guide to leadout the rope on the north ridge of Single Cone

Last moves before the summit of Double Cone

Summit of Double Cone 2320m, Single Cone and the Nevis mountains behind

Luise and Mathias with hands on rock and making progress to the summit

A local Kea comes to say hello

The lads from Holland get the ultimate traverse picture

Crazy clouds in the Wakatipu make for an interesting summit view from Single Cone 2320m

Team Nederland on track for the West ridge of Single Cone

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ITS ALWAYS PHOTO TIME

If you don’t take ‘em you ain’t got ‘em.

Getting a good record of your climbing activities can sometimes be testing, because of what you are doing and where you are doing it.

We can ensure every one of our clients get a quality photographic record of their adventures with us.

Climbing QT has a large collection of quality images from all of our activities.

These images are available for purchase and are the perfect showcase for any advertising or promotions relating to the activities and the Wakatipu basin.

We can also provide location and safety service for you to special locations to capture your own images and moving pictures.

Endless views and wilderness terrain from mountain top to lake shore

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The latest in the mountains

The summit of Mt Earnslaw 12/10/09, perfect, photo by Rupert Gardiner

The Alpine Peaks of the Wakatipu are waiting for you

Stone Peak, Glenorchy, showing a misty profile 14/10/09, photo Chris Prudden

Expedition Camp in the Wakaari, Glenorchy 14/10/09 photo Chris Prudden

Saturday19/09/09, the magic snow arete leading to Single Cones Summit.

The super view of Lake Wakatipu from Single Cone 19/09/09

Weather check link

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Training for mountain travel

Our team are seasoned mountaineers and hold NZOIA (New Zealand Outdoor Instructors Association) qualifications for Rock and Alpine.

We are here to help you gain current skills, judgement and independance in the mountains, courses can be suited to your aspirations and time contraints.

We also offer training to gain NZOIA Rock and Alpine awards to ensure you go to your assessment well prepared.

NZOIA link

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