Apr 2018 Follow Us NZ A LPI NE CLUB Nel son M arl borough NEXT SECTION MEETING: VENUE: APR 18 2018 7:30PM HONEST LAWYER SONGER ST. STOKE Ant arct ic? Ross Ice Shel f Research Overl and t rip -- Bruce Davies When putting together a team they were short of anyone that had experience of hauling large quantities of fuel for hundreds of kilometres over ice. As that is what I do in Greenland, for the National Science Foundation?s Arctic Program, I was invited to join them. This summer season just gone, was the first time that Scott Base has supported a field program, 350km out on the Ross Ice Shelf, that was too large to be air supported. Tractors were required to haul out sufficient fuel and cargo to set up a drill camp, in order to drill through the 350 meter thick ice shelf and study the sea water, and sea floor sediments beneath. A project like this hasn?t been mounted from Scott Base since Ed Hillary drove to the Pole. I had four weeks at Scott Base helping prepare the equipment followed by two weeks on the ice shelf, making two trips out to the site of the drill camp, in the process driving a little over 1,000kms and hauling 45,000Lt of fuel. A photographer from the NZ Geographic magazine came along to document the project and as well as my own photos I also have a selection of his photos to show as well. IN THIS Issue CLICK HEADINGS BELOW - NZ ALPINE CLUB ONLINE SHOP NZ ALPINE CLUB WEBSITE NATIONAL OFFICE NEWS CONTACT THE COMMITTEE SECTION TRIPS CHAIRPERSONS SPOT LIAM' S HASC REPORT Th i s Years Ev ent i s on June 16th Saturday 7:30 PM A nnesbrook Ch urch, Stok e, Nel son M ark Your Cal endars h ttps:/ / al pi necl ub.org.nz/ si ngl e-ev ent/?ev ent_i d=2872548
Chair Per son's Spot especially by me, so on behalf of this section Phil, many thanks. Happily, we have managed to attract several offers of help re this year?s BANFF screening. We have co-opted on to the committee a team volunteers who? s of role fresh will coordinate, with the support keen be of to the committee, this year?s June 16 BANFF screening. As with past years, nearer to that time, the usual request for helpers will go out. Hello everyone, welcome to the first This year Reuben has agreed to take on news letter of the year. I hope a good the role of deputy chairman. He will summer was had by all. largely deal with the National Office work Already this year the committee has (which I am stepping back from) including been busy preparing for the coming the CCM rep role. My hope is this will free season having had two meetings so far. me up to focus more on the local stuff plus Due to recent and pending committee retirements you will notice a few changes some personal climbing projects I am planning. within the committee ranks as well as Inst ruct ion and t rips some changes to the sections activity The committee has recently reviewed program. last season and discussed at length Commit t ee rol es; possible ways we can better involve our Some of you will be aware that Phil beginner members and have them rubbing Doole has recently retired from the shoulders more with experienced committee after many years of service to members. We are very keen to be a the club both at National and local levels, section that is maximizing our available most recently as the section BANFF resources to involve as many current coordinator. He will be greatly missed members as possible in this cool sport of
Chair Per son's Spot con't suitable replacement (it does have to be climbing. This year we intend to run more trips aimed at beginners and where possible offer beginner trip options alongside trips someone whom has been involved in the club instructor training program) then the course may not go ahead this year. more suited to experienced people. To Note the trip list, we hope it will go a that end while your committee members long way to lessening the impact (should it will do their bit it would be nice to get happen) of no 2018 BSCC. some help from other experienced members to consider giving up a weekend Briefly other priorities the committee has listed for this season : and lead a trip. After all we were all beginners once. I am happy to hear from people if you can help. Support will be there with the trip IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE RAINBOW RIVER (AND BEYOND) VIA RAINBOW STATION management processes. ENCOURAGING BETTER ATTENDANCE TO SECTION EVENINGS; This year also we are partnering with Canterbury Westland as they are running an Instructor/ trip leadership PUB VENUE; FEWER EVENINGS MAYBE 4 ONLY OVER THE COOLER MONTHS skills weekend (these will be run in alternate IMPROVING THE SOCIAL MEDIA SIDE OF THINGS years to the National Club Instruction courses) in July. I have 4 interested participants so far but would be keen to FOCUS ON TRIP COORDINATION (LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE A TRIP IDEA OR NEED A PARTNER) here from others if interested. Expenses are covered, and these courses are definitely very beneficial to climbers personal skill base too. Basic Snow Craft Course; I have been the BSCC coordinator coming up 7 years and I intend to take a break from this role at least for this year as mentioned to pursue some personal stuff. If we can?t find a So that?s about it from me we will confirm the BSCC ( or not )as soon as possible and as always happy to receive your feedback. Cheers Jerome W
High Alpine Skills Course Report Liam Sullivan Inspired by another local were based here for the week, in member?s recent experience of spectacular attending a High Alpine Skills overlooked by several 3000m Course, I decided to take the peaks including Mt Tasman. opportunity, & attend a course surroundings, the hut later afternoon. Because of these warmer conditions, we unfortunately did not get the opportunity to use ice We were split into rope pairs, & screws or try V thread anchors, over the course of the week, we but we did gain experience in The setting was Pioneer Hut, were instructed predominantly on negotiating steeper snow. situated at the head of the Fox glacier travel & crevasse rescue, Glacier. Myself, our instructor, & the placement of snow anchors & three pitched climbing. over the period 2-7 January. other course attendees Conditions had been quite warm over the summer period & freezing levels were quite high, so we usually carried out our activities early in the morning while the snow was reasonably firm, & rest up during mid-day to early afternoon, before undertaking something closer to We used our skills to climb a minor peak & would have
"I would like to thank our club f or providing me a generous grant towards the cost of this course & if any member was thinking about attending a f uture HASC course, I would have no hesitation in recommending it." HASC Cont. attempted Lendenfield if we had had participated on about a dozen not club trips since that time. The had a brief storm pass through later in the week which skills learnt left us hut-bound for a day. The though, stood me in good stead & winds were strong enough that it was only a matter of slowly even an outside trip to the loo accumulating was not attempted that day! We equipment, some of which could made use of our time in the hut be hired from our local section, though, learning about various additional items from the larger, weather Canterbury/ Westland section. systems & how to interpret meteorological maps, & practising crevasse self-rescue techniques with the aid of a micro-pulley. from these trips the required In preparation, I found YouTube morning, we were choppered back to Fox township. Looking back, I a useful source of information on how to tie the various knots had been required & viewing crevasse On our penultimate day, we hesitant to attend this course for rescue examples. Also, having roped up & descended the glacier some time, assuming I did not kept up a moderate, but regular to Chancellor Hut, also situated in have the required experience. I fitness regime leading up to the a spectacular setting overlooking had attended our local Basic Snow course, the ice-fall of the glacier. The next Craft Course some years ago & completing I had no the problems physical requirements of the course. I would like to thank our club for providing me a generous grant towards the cost of this course & if any member was thinking about attending a future HASC course, I would have no recommending it. Liam Sullivan hesitation in
Upcoming Trips June 23-24 Mt Angelus Gerard Mayes, 027 692 1386 gerard_mayes@hotmail.com July 28-29Mt Paske Jerome Waldron 03 572 9214 jjwaldron@xtra.co.nz Aug 4-5 Scotts Knob Aug 25-26 Hodder Trip / Mitre Peak?looking to explore alpine ice potential on eastern and southern aspects of Mitre, experience required. Possible Mt Tapi trip for beginners if a trip co-leader comes available Jerome Waldron 03 572 9214 jjwaldron@xtra.co.nz Sept 8-9 Mt Chittenden/ Cotteral Ben Winnubst 548 7357 benand@clear.net.nz Sep 22-23 Mt Arthur or Mt owen All Female Trip Liz Roberts keewees@xtra.co.nz Ski Touring Trip Liz Roberts keewees@xtra.co.nz Nov High Altitude Trip to be Discussed
Trip Not es If you are int erest ed in a sect ion t rip but are uncert ain if you can make t he dat e, st ill make cont act wit h t he t rip leader. Oft en t rips don't go on t he dat e due t o snow, weat her condit ions and are oft en rescheduled or a new object ive is found t o suit. Committee Jerome Waldron, Chairman & Marl Rep, 03 572 9214 jjwaldron@xtra.co.nz Ben Winnubst, Trips Coordinator 548 7357 benand@clear.net.nz Glen Aspin, Facebook aspojay@gmail.com Liz Roberts keewees@xtra.co.nz Bruce Davies, Meetings, 547 2620 daviesrobin@yahoo.com Brandon Kay, Facebook braknn007@gmail.com John Price jpandfi201@gmail.com Pete Wilkie, Treasurer petewilkie@ihug.co.nz Gerard Mayes, Newsletter 027 692 1386 gerard_mayes@hotmail.com Liam Sullivan, Banff Organizer liam_sullivan@yahoo.com Reuben McCormack mccormackreuben@gmail.com Russell Adams Bannff Organizer, FaceBook r.a.guns.70@gmail.com
Nat ional Of f ice News Follow Us On FaceBook No Need to be a Facebook User Click the button Nelson Section Club News can now be found on the website. There are news items and trip reports from all over the country. Click the button below to go there now! CLUB NEWS No Shoes l ike Snow Shoes Updat e The Nelson section committee has purchased two sets of snow shoes for club members to borrow. Club Donations We have a link online where members can donate online, but it is in the shop and so not easy to find. The funds are all still the same: Members can also use our bank account 03 0502 0607822 00, or send in a cheque (NZ only though). More Info