09.02.10 Single Cone

We can see the Remarkables every day so today we said lets climb to the top. (We drove to the ski station - cuts out a lot of unnecessary walking!) It was a real scramble up and down. Once you get there you realise the remarkables are just one big pile of rocks and sometimes you wonder what is holding some in place!

On the way up we were using our hands and feet to scramble along the arete. At the top we had a quick lunch stop but could see the cloud moving in so kept going. The picture shows Kate inbetween single and double cone. Think it shows the scale and angle of what we were doing! From the middle of the picture we went down the couloir, this time using our hands, feet and our bums - obvious by the large rips in Charlies shorts!

It was a great mission, double cone next as we decided to save that one for another trip...

12.01.10 Summer in Queenstown!

Remarkable aren't they! Especially with snow on them.......

25.12.09 Christmas Day

After opening a few presents and our stockings Charlie ran off for his christmas twelve hour shift so I went and hiked up a mountain with the girls. We started in the toilet bowl at the remarkables, walked along the ridge line - sometimes rather precariously on the scree and then down coal pit road. It was hard work so the evening was spent with BBQ and wine on the sofa. Meanwhile Charlie finished work at midnight and headed into town for a few drinks.

Definately a different kind of a christmas day!!

21.11.09 Ben Lomand

After arriving in Queenstown we thought it would be good to see it from above so we climbed Ben Lomand to be amazed by panoramic views. With snow at the top it was pretty cool, we used it as an opportunity to spot all the other mountains we plan to hike , climb, cycle!