They came through Queenstown on Holiday and a group of us all went out to do the Remarkables Traverse.
Team: Bruce hasler ( guide) Mick heli skier not climber, AD Kayaker not climber, Frog( guide) , Simon, Aaron and I who are all climbers.
The guides teamed up with the non climbers and much to our suprise they were really fast and confident.
There was cloud on the Mountain tops but it was a nice sunny day otherwise
Easy ledges
Telecom tower( or weather station) If you go here you will need to rap off the cliff- most people head to the notch and miss this Peak
Simon on the technical crux( easily avoidable)
Me up in the clouds but still smiling
Lunch on Single cone summit( very different to Winter!)
we meet 2 tasmanians, a german , and Chris Prudden up there- a very popular spot
The normal descent would be the couloir but rather than get wet feet in the snow or get our rope out we scrambled down the North ridge. 95% walking Hands on for the rest.I was wearing 5 10 approach shoes which are nice and gripy though
A fantastic day. We were back at the pub sharing a few drinks in the Sun mid afternoon
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Hello, my boyfriend David and I are going to take a break from our southern Oregon farm in the US and visit the South Island Nov. 24th-Dec. 10th. When I googled Remarkables Traverse I came across your charming blog. We like to climb and kayak and do the same things you do, and I wondered if you might be able to give us any advice from a locals perspective for great climbs, treks, or traverses. We don't want to do the great walks because we just aren't into crowds. We'll have a small trad rack, shoes, crampons, ice ax and rope, and plan to rent kayaks and surf boards at some point. Any stellar recommendations getting off trail and into beautiful terrain would be so appreciated! My blog is www.blisshoneybees.org/blog and there's a contact page on the left with my email address. Thanks so much for sharing your adventures! Kat
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