In the Hood

On Saturday Aaron and I spent the day together and went on a long easy bike ride around The neighbourhood. Shotover, Arrow and Kawarau rivers. Lake Hayes, Millbrook etc. We of course stopped for Mocha's and cake in Arrowtown on route. Cool to be having adventures, however small, together again.

Sunday I went back to Remarkables Ice climbing this time just behind the ski field and lake Alta. A cool day with the old school crew of Dave , Rupert, Millsy and a new friend Thierry.

We started early. Dawn photo by Rupert Gardiner of Rock n Rambles (Guided climbing/hiking)

Millsy in front of the climbs we did. Roughly 40m. Twin ropes best.

Left. Alta states

Right. White Jism

 The wee slab you see on far left leads to the alta Ego chimney. Fixed Piton here about 12m.

Savouring the sun/ Haslers

Winter storms are forecast for this week so on Monday Alison, Sam, Jess,Estelle, and I went rockclimbing in the last of the sun at Wanaka.

Sam leading 23 at Little Big Wall

Megan and Matthew

Mummy getting in on the mischeif

Also the Hasler/ Davies family came to visit. Riding without trainer wheels, lots of playing in the park, early morning visits in bed....Totally cute!

Fist official day of Winter spent at South Face

Paul at start of Touchdown

Half way up

Top

Touch Down top on left and some stuff we had a play on in middle

( See if you can find the Abseiler)

Ice climbing with Paul . He just Learnt at the Queenstown climning club day last year. This guy is SUPER keen. A very fun way to spend the first day of Winter

Downhill Season over

Sadly the pink body armour is now packed away.

Skyline gondola has finally closed for the season after a suprise extension (thankyou Bike park/ Skyline). Ruby( my bike) and I spent the first 2 weekends of May doing laps down skyline.  I rode with a few ladies I have just met this season and had a great time, as well as a few runs with some of the Guys.

First climb of Winter

Well kind of.
Aaron and I walked up to Lake alta, His knee wasn't up to it yet so we didn't go too far. No ice at Border crag, Altered states  formed but too wet and warm right then. A cold snap and head up there.

I climbed a couple of mixed things. 1st climb I was awful but the next one was better. Maybe because it was so steep I had to use technique or maybe just getting back into the head space.

Either way with carrying rope, draws, screws, rack all by myself since Aarons broken and getting out hanging on the tools it's got to be good training.

Aaron coming up to support me when he can't play..I'm a very lucky girl.
He wasn't really up to the snow walking so if you want to play I'm looking for partners.

Cruising with our friends

Slopestyle with Bailey

Bailey took this one

 The Goss family came to stay

Isaac and Linda- Arrow river

Wanaka posing for Phil

Riding at 7 mile with the lovely Pip

 Bouldering with the boys

Rupert on Tolkein

Conrad the big bad wolf on Tussock boulder

It was also Susan Hasler Davies 40th...I can't believe we are getting that old!

I will have to Search mums for baby photo's of us kids together. (I'll try to aviod the bowl cut stage)

While in Dunedin I got to climb at Mihiwaka. Bolt free crag- nice long natural pro pitches in Beautiful native bush (the Wild orchids were flowering and it smelt AMAZING!) I Climbed with Calum Hudson the original Developer in '72 and learnt heaps about the history and onsighted a couple of fun 13's. There are heaps of climbs there that have Gone out of usage due to a little moss so Take a brush, and get them open again.

Aarons knee is healing fast after the latest round of Surgery and he's out hiking and flying again. Not long untill he's back playing with us all again!

Auckland/Rotorua March

I worked in Auckland and then detoured to Rotorua for the weekend

 Vinnie and I, didn't I tell you he was the most beautiful boy on earth!

Clementine thinks Vinnie is funny!

Off to Rotorua a lovely Breakfast with old Auckland friends Tai and Api and their kids, then off for a ride, at Whakarewarewa forest/ The redwoods

 Tuhoto Ariki..My new Favourite ride!

Rooty, Overgrown, organic native bush..Awesome.

Even had to climb over a few trees.

Family time with my friend from My teens Mike, and his family

Night riding in the forest

A 3 hour ride on Sunday. Yvoine is a Beast she rode up 3 x my speed and rocked the down hill too.

They broke me and Off to Kerosenne creek with the kids to soak it out

Mike and Clotilde

Grandpa Graham, Maelys and Moana