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Searching for ice climbing mentor/partner 18-Apr-2014 At 12:46:24 PM brendan

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On 17/04/2014 Dargav wrote:
>Hi all,
>I am searching for a mentor/partner with experience in ice climbing/mountaineering.
>My last climbing trip was to the Swiss Alps some 3 years ago while at university
>to climb a few ‘easy’ 4000m peaks (I.e. Weissmies) and partake in a week
>long alpine skills course. Although my mountaineering activities have been
>somewhat dormant in the last few years I have never lost interest. Recently
>I have set a personal goal to climb Aoraki Mt Cook at the end of the year
>therefore I am looking to improve my technical skills and become more involved
>in ice climbing. I am currently working in Brisbane but will be moving
>down to Melbourne at the end of May. If interested please drop me a PM
>or email,
>Cheers,
>Darren
>

The Remarkables Ice and Mixed festival is a good place to meet up with fellow climbers and practice your skills, there maybe a few places left on the clinics. http://www.iceandmixedfestival.co.nz. There will be a good crew of Aussies headed over there this year, and there will be people around for the week before and after if you wanted to make a longer trip out of it.

Cook is a long climb and involves some reasonably serious terrain (big crevasses, ice cliffs). November and December are the normally the best months to climb it. Good option is to climb something easier like Dixon to see how your fitness and skills are before you commit to climbing Cook.

let me know if you need anymore info

Cheers