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aardvark

Keen tramper, climber. Love the exercise. Based in Brisbane.
Visited NZ close to 30 times for anything from a weekend to 6 weeks at a time. First time to NZ in 1999 to visit the Wilkins-Young area.
I did a technical mountaineering course with alpine guides - Mt.Cook in 2000.
Absolutely love the glaciers and getting practice with the tools.

Photographs

New Years on the glaciers -2003

Part of a four day traverse of Fox and Franz Josef glaciers starting at Pioneer hut on Fox and making it to Centennial hut on Franz Josef via West Hoe Pass in the first day. More ▶

Brewster track to Mt.Armstrong

1 – 2 days. Hard. Return via same track.

An ascent from the state hwy(SH6),just west of Haast Pass,of over 1700m to a summit on the main divide of the Southern Alps. A climb through beech forest from 450m to the bushline at 1160m and on to Brewster hut ... More ▶

Wilkins - Young (Gillespie Pass) Circuit

3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.

Crossing the Makarora river on foot to the Young valley. Ascending to Young Hut in the first day. 2nd Day - Climbing over Gillespie Pass and camping at the junction of Gillespie Stream and Siberia river. An ascent to Lake ... More ▶

The Five Passes - Mt Aspiring NP

Beech forest,scree and snow grass slopes,valley flats and river crossings all combine with five high alpine passes to complete a circuit,if you wish. Tents and rock bivvies are all that's on offer. The need exists to navigate with map and ... More ▶