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Climbing and Mountaineering Fixture Card
Click here for general information about climbing and mountaineering with TTC.
| Date | Trip | Venue | Leader | Contact | Tramp fitness / Climb difficulty |
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| Wednesday evenings / Sundays | Titahi Bay Rock Climb | notified to ttc-climbing email list |
| Tuesday / Thursday evenings | Fergs Rock Climb |
| 1H 2012 |
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| 3-6 Feb | Wharepapa South rock climbing | central NI | Nina Sawicki | 027 230 5808 | trad/sport rock |
| 11-12 Feb | Chamberlain Creek | Northern Tararuas | Daniel Rogerson | 022 6749017 | Canyon |
| 11-12 Feb | Girdlestone | Ruapehu | Lorraine Johns/Stu Hutson | 027 3130073 | Med/grade 2 |
| 18-19 Feb | Whakapapa or Kawakawa Bay rock | Central NI | Dave Grainger | 021 444702 | trad/sport rock |
| 2-5 Mar | Arthurs Pass / Canterbury climbing | Stu Hutson | 389 2681 | trad/sport rock |
| 17-18 Mar | Three Kings and Mitre | Tararuas | Dave Grainger | 021 444 702 | Fit tramp |
| 30 Mar-Apr 2 | Mt Cupola, Hopeless etc | Nelson Lakes NP | Patrick Arnold | 021 966312 | Climb |
| 6-9 Apr | (Easter) South Island mystery climb | tbd | Alison Davis/Dave Grainger | 021 426369 | Climb/grade 1-2 |
| 21-22 Apr | Broken Axe Pinnacles | Tararuas | Daniel Rogerson | 022 6749017 | Fit tramp |
| 1-4 Jun | Seaward Kaikoura traverse (feat. Bacon Buttress) | Kaikouras - Queens Birthday | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | Climb/eat/bivvy |
| 16 Jun 2012 | AIC Rock 1 | Fergs | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 23 Jun 2012 | AIC Rock 2 | Titahi Bay/Baring Head | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 2H 2012 |
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| July 2012 | Cordillera Blanca | Peru | Stuart Hutson | 027 686 5636 | Medium/Grade 2 |
| 20-22 Jul | AIC Snow 1 | Ruapehu | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 3-5 Aug | AIC Snow 2 | Ruapehu | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 17-19 Aug | AIC Avalanche Awareness | Ruapehu | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 31 Aug-2 Sep | AIC Snow 3 | Ruapehu | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 12 Sep | AIC Dinner | City | Paul Maxim | 389 6945 | instruction |
| 20-22 October | Annual Tappy Pilgrimage | Inland Kaikouras | tbd | Climb/AIC required |
| 20-22 October | Mt Paske | Nelson Lakes / Rainbow area | tbd | Climb/grade 1-2 |
Latest Trip Information
- The best way to find out about a trip is to call the leader.
- Multi-day climbing trips typically involve tramping access and tramping-only participants are welcome.
- Where possible, trips are listed in the Tararua Tramper or notified on the ttc-climbing email list.
- Safety and group considerations dictate that you must have completed the TTC Alpine Instruction Course or equivalent training.
- For rock-climbing-oriented trips, experience in outdoor rock climbing may be sufficient. Check with the trip leader
- Destinations, and sometimes dates, often change due to weather considerations.
Leading Trips
- We aspire to help club members grow their leadership skills and contribute more to the Wellington climbing scene.
- All trip suggestions are welcome. If you want to add an objective or discuss leading a trip feel free to contact either Stuart or David.
- The list of mountains linked below may help you select a climb.
For enquiries about TTC's climbing fixture card, call Stuart Hutson on 027 686 5636 or David Grainger on 021 444 702
See Trip grading
- Category
- Climbing and Mountaineering Instruction
| Trip Leaders: please feel free to add your email address to the fixture card, or contact the Web team -> mailto:ttc-webteam [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query%20from%20TTC%20website |
