December 2022 · Taranaki

Taranaki & Aoraki Trips 2022

Taranaki & Aoraki Trips 2022

Mt Taranaki — East Ridge & Shark’s Tooth

Date: 27 August 2022

Team: Sam Brown, Dan Waterston, Eric Buscaro & James Johnson

Ascent route: East Ridge and Shark’s Tooth

Descent route: North Ridge

Grade: 2+

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge

Taranaki East Ridge


Upper Tasman Glacier

Dates: 15–24 October 2022

Alp 1 Team: Tom Wilson, Logan Olausen, Andrea Wolter

Alp 2 Team: Dan Waterston, Sam Brown, Mike Peszynski, Hamish Brown & Helen Lee

Climbs completed:

  • Hochstetter Dome (2834m) — South/East Face ascent, North Ridge descent, Grade 2
  • Mt Kain (2670m) — West Ridge ascent, Zero Politics descent, Grade 1+ (bolted abseil)
  • Mt Abel (2688m) — Pencil Couloir ascent, Red Buttress descent, Grade 2+ (bolted abseil)

Aborted climbs: Elie De Beaumont, Mt Annan, Mt Sealy

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier

Upper Tasman Glacier