Auckland Section Upcoming Trips
Folks, you've got to help us here! It's really important that as a club we have lots of interesting trips for members to choose from in both in summer and winter. Many of them will be alpine, but some will be general interest (could be climbing, caving, cycling or kayaking). To do this we need as many people as we can making trip suggestions or organising trips. Our Trips Organiser (email: trips@aucklandclimber.org.nz) is dying (not literally) to hear from members with ideas for trips. Don't be afraid that you don't have the skills to lead a trip you are keen to do – we will hook you up with the right people. We're an Alpine Club after all, we're here to get people into the mountains.
See the Trip Organiser Guidelines to get an idea of what's involved in organising a trip.
The highlighted trips below are organised by NZAC members or sections. Other trips or events are organised by non-members or outside organisations, and NZAC takes no responsibility for such trips/events.
Please see the Alpine Trip Difficulty section on the Trips page for an explanation of the grading of trips.
| August 2008 |
August 2/3 — MSC Back country avalanche awareness course #1 Run by MSC Taumaranui, if this course is anything like the brilliant MSC Avalanche Course, then it will give you a fantastic insight into avalanches and how to keep out of them. Cost is around $500 for the two weekends but is well worth it for anyone intending on venturing into avalanche prone areas. www.mountainsafety.org.nz Peter Panton  panton@xtra.co.nz  07 895 7667
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August 3 — West Coast Wobble Sunday This one’s to Mercer Bay, bush bash, steep scramble down a cliff path, lovely beach, cave walk, lots of splashing & a spectacular tomo. Meet at 5a Porter Ave, Te Atatu South at 12pm. Bring lunch & change of clothes.John Salisbury 09 834 6699
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August 9/10 — MSC Back country avalanche awareness course #2 Run by MSC Taumaranui, if this course is anything like the brilliant MSC Avalanche Course, then it will give you a fantastic insight into avalanches and how to keep out of them. Cost is around $500 for the two weekends but is well worth it for anyone intending on venturing into avalanche prone areas. www.mountainsafety.org.nzPeter Panton panton@xtra.co.nz 07 895 7667
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August 3-13 — Winter Climbing Meet at Mt Cook National Park This event is 1) to introduce climbers to winter climbing in the big mountains and 2) to allow lonely winter alpinists to team up with others. Why go all the way to Alaska or the Himalaya to wade though deep snow in the freezing cold when you can do it in your own back yard? Winter in New Zealand essentially makes the mountains 2000-3000m higher but without the air getting thinner - wicked! More info www.mountainz.co.nzLevel: Advanced Glenn Pennycook mailtothechief@gmail.com
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Wed August 13, 7pm — Rock climbing at Extreme Edge Come along to a social evening of rock climbing, especially aimed at new members. If you’ve not climbed before, the harness rental, belay lesson and unlimited climbing is $18. Unlimited climbing only is $13.50. Extreme edge have made these special prices for all trip participants, whether members or not. For more information on the indoor climbing venue: www.extremeedge.co.nzAllan MacLachlan allan_mac@xtra.co.nz 09 579 8009
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August 11/12 — NZAC Southland Section Winter Climbing Meet Homer Hut – Upper Hollyford Valley. As part of the campaign to get Kiwi climbers into the mountains in winter, Al Walker and the Southland Section of the NZAC are running a climbing meet in the Darran Mountains this winter. This means you can roll up to Homer Hut and there will be people to have great winter missions with. The granite Darrans are legendary for what they provide in winter - snow, ice and frozen turf climbs - most of which are untouched.Level: Advanced Al Walker mealluaine@actrix.co.nz
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August 16/17 — Moonlight Ngaruhoe Ascent/Tongariro Crossing Read about it in the latest newsletter, then give it a go.Level: Intermediate Cormac Flynn c.flynn@auckland.ac.nz
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August 16/17 — Snowcraft Instruction Weekend #2 Chris Munro NZACSnowCraft@gmail.com 029 238 6230
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August 23/24 — MSC Avalanche Awareness – MSC Taranaki Seminar/lecture is held on Friday 23 August, then field day is scheduled for Saturday 24 August. For more information see www.mountainsafety.org.nz.From Amanda Holmes and Caroline Lonsdale who attended this course last year: "The guys who run this are out there blasting the ski fields for avalanches, so they are really experienced. The course includes full-scale practice of what to do in an avalanche and includes tests and handouts." Gayle Tricklebank taranaki@mountainsafety.org.nz 06 753 5021
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| September 2008 |
September 13/14 — Snowcraft Instruction Weekend #3 Chris Munro NZACSnowCraft@gmail.com 029 238 6230
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Wed September 17, 7pm — Rock climbing at Extreme Edge Come along to a social evening of rock climbing, especially aimed at new members. If you’ve not climbed before, the harness rental, belay lesson and unlimited climbing is $18. Unlimited climbing only is $13.50. Extreme edge have made these special prices for all trip participants, whether members or not. For more information on the indoor climbing venue: www.extremeedge.co.nzAllan MacLachlan allan_mac@xtra.co.nz 09 579 8009
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| October 2008 |
October 11/12 — MSC Back Country avalanche awareness course #1 Run by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, if this course is anything like the brilliant MSC Avalanche Course, then it will give you a fantastic insight into avalanches and how to keep out of them. Cost is around $500 for the two weekends but is well worth it for anyone intending on venturing into avalanche prone areas. www.mountainsafety.org.nzAndy Hoyle ahoyle@mtruapehu.com 07 892 3410 ext 7870 or 027 544 4258
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October 18/19 — MSC Back Country avalanche awareness course #2 Run by Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, if this course is anything like the brilliant MSC Avalanche Course, then it will give you a fantastic insight into avalanches and how to keep out of them. Cost is around $500 for the two weekends but is well worth it for anyone intending on venturing into avalanche prone areas. www.mountainsafety.org.nzAndy Hoyle ahoyle@mtruapehu.com 07 892 3410 ext 7870 or 027 544 4258
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