Rock
Climbing Tai Poutini Polytecnic
Date:
3/09/2013
Rock
Climbing Personal
Date:
31/08/2013
- Hugo starting up the second pitch on Racing In The Streets
Rock
Climbing Instruction
Date:
2/07/2013 - 3/07/2013
Date:
4/07/2013 - 5/07/2013
Rock Climbing Personal
Date: 30/07/2013
Rock
Climbing Tai Poutini Polytecnic
Date:
3/09/2013
Rock
Climbing Personal
Date:
31/08/2013
- Hugo starting up the second pitch on Racing In The Streets
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
31/08/2013
Trip location:
Charleston, West Coast
Group Members:
Amara Bradley, Hugo Reid, Rhys Hillock
Route Name:
Racing In The Streets, Sparrow Fart
Route Grade:
16
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Sunny, some clouds, warm temperatures
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights:
We come here before we had our assessments and practiced the climb that we had
to do, so we top roped Racing In The Streets twice to get the feel for it and
find places for gear and then we lead the climb in two pitches to make sure we
could do it. After we set up a top rope on Sparrow Fart to climb on and we also
practiced our rescues that we needed to do for the assessment - escaping the
system & assisted hoist.
- Hugo starting up the second pitch on Racing In The Streets
Rock
Climbing Instruction
Date:
2/07/2013 - 3/07/2013
Date:
4/07/2013 - 5/07/2013
Rock Climbing Personal
Date: 30/07/2013
Trip Location: Punikaiki, West Coast & bouldering
along the coast
Group Members: Rhys Hillock & Hugo Reid
Route Name: Elbow Sheep, Honour Among Thieves
Route Grade: 20, 17
Duration of the activity: One full day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, warm temperature, light
cool breeze at times
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Another good day out, we
stopped along the coast road at boulders and we did some bouldering to work on our strength and technique. We
went up to Punikaiki and went to the Air Traffic Control Tower wall and the
Knee Cow Wall, where we both lead the 17 Honour Among Thieves. We walked up to
Knee Cow Wall and we hand never been there before so I lead up Elbow sheep
first and then Hugo had a try but didn’t make it up. Next time we go we will
head to Elbow Sheep first and see if we can both lead it.
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
11/05/2013
Trip Name/location:
Punakaiki - Weka Wall, Speight’s Wall, Air Traffic Control Wall
Group Members:
Amara Bradley, Rhys Hillock, and Hugo Reid
Route Grade:
16-22
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Great day, warm temperatures, no wind
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights:
We all had a really good day out, started at Weka Wall on the 16 as a warm up,
set up a top rope to climb on. We moved down to Speight’s Wall on a 16/17 grade
route where we also set up a top rope. Went down to the Air Traffic Crontrol
Wall where Hugo did a good lead on the 18, with one wicked but safe fall. I tried
leading the 22 which I hadn’t seen anyone do, I fell 2 times trying to get
through the crux and aventually made it to the top. I was pretty pleased to get
to the top, when I did it I thought it was a 19 and it was until I got home
found out it is graded at 22, unsure if it is actually a 22 though...??
- Hugo Heading up the grade 18 climb
- Myself clipping the 1st bolt on the grade 22 climb
Rock Climbing Tai Poutini Polytecnic
- Mt Arapiles
Date: 19/04/2013
Trip Name/location: Mt Arapiles, Australia
Group Members: Tutors: Paula Roberts, Jamie Robertson,
Heidi Students: Rebecca
Reidie, Ari Kingan, Ru Kraal, Hugo Reid, Alice Payn, Kristin Tisdall, Logan
Froriep, Lenny McGirr, Watson Green, Jacob Willett, Rhys Hillock, Cady, Taylor
Route Grade: Grade 6-14
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Blue sky, very cold wind, warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Only managed to do one multi
pitch climb today, we ran out of energy after pushing ourselves on the previous
days. We learned that it’s good to have rest days throughout a long climbing
trip to ensure your energy levels are high all the time.
- Jake and Ari doing Pilot Error
Date: 18/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 11-16
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Blue sky, cloud increasing, cool breeze,
warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: We were pushing the grades
more this day on multi pitch and single pitch climbs, doing delicate climbs
were good technique is needed, and making sure rope drag is kept at a minimum.
Date: 17/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 10-15
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Blue sky, cool breeze, warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Continued working on harder climbs,
getting use to placing gear quickly and well, and worked on climbing technique.
- The Organ Pipes region
Date: 16/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 8-15
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Blue sky, cold breeze, warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: This day we were pushing the
grades on multi pitch climbs again, putting double gear placements at the crux
of the climb, and climbing through overhangs.
Date: 15/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 8-16
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Overcast, some sunny spells, cool
breeze, warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: We worked on our efficency
while multi pitching, leading on trad, building 3-point anchors, and route
finding before getting on a climb and during the climb.
- Climbing partner Hugo leading up the next pitch
Date: 14/04/2013
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Overcast, clearing in the afternoon,
warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: This day was based on
learning about different rescue techniques and when to use them. We learned how
to escape the system, an assisted hoist, 3:1 mechanical advantage, doing a
hoist using a ATC reverso/guide, and what to do when you need to lower while
using a ATC reverso /guide.
Date: 13/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 10-13
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Overcast, light showers in the
afternoon, warm temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: This day we were increasing
the grades on multi pitch climbs but still working on gear placements and
efficiency. The climb we did today was really enjoyable, it had a lot of
different types of climbing including; slab, crack, small overhang, and
delicate climbing.
Date: 12/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 9
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, light winds, hot
temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Continued to work on our
efficiency while multi pitching, creating great gear placements, and learing how
important extendable quickdraws are and when to use them.
- Looking over Arapiles at the top of a climb
Date: 11/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 9-11
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Mainly clear with some clouds, warm
temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: We continued doing multi
pitch climbs, practicing placing gear, cleaning gear as the second climber
comes up, building anchors, and making the whole process of multi pitching more
efficient.
Date: 10/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 12
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, light breeze, hot
temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: This day was the first major
multi pitch climbing day. We continued to practice leading on trad, placing
correct gear in the right spot, and making sure you had great rope management
when doing long climbs.
Date: 9/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 7-17
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, hot temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: This day was aimed at pushing
the grades up on top rope to get use to the rock and get better rock climbing
technique. We mainly did single pitch climbing and we created 3-point anchors
at the top.
Date: 8/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 9-12
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, light winds, hot
temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Continued practicing leading
on trad, building anchors, rapping off climbs, and placing gear. We also
started to do multi pitch climbing, just starting with easy 2 pitch climbs.
Date: 7/04/2013
Route Grade: Grade 4-14
Duration of the activity: One full Day
Weather conditions: Sunny, blue sky, hot temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Today was the first day trad
climbing so we worked on correct gear placements, leading on trad, creating
3-point anchors at the top of a climb, and belaying from the top bringing the
second climber up using either an italian hitch or a ATC guide.
List of completed climbs at Mt Arapiles:
Date
|
Climb Name
|
Climb Grade
|
# of Pitches
|
Length of Time
|
7/04/2013
|
Bullet
Buttress (L)
|
4
|
1 @ 20m
|
|
Cobb & Co
(L)
|
6
|
1 @ 10m
|
||
Orange Crush
(S)
|
14
|
1 @ 10m
|
||
8/04/2013
|
D Minor - 1st
pitch (S)
|
10
|
1 @ 25m
|
|
Diggeridoo (L)
|
12
|
1 @ 35m
|
||
D Major (S,L)
|
9,9
|
2 - 50m
|
2 hrs
|
|
9/04/2013
|
Bites in The
Pie (S)
|
13
|
1 @ 10m
|
|
Crack Attack
(TR)
|
17
|
1 @ 15m
|
||
Heckle (L)
|
7
|
1 @ 15m
|
||
Jeckle (TP)
|
17
|
1 @ 18m
|
||
Mr Hyde (S)
|
14
|
1 @ 15m
|
||
10/04/2013
|
Bard
(S,L,L,S,S)
|
12,12,12,12,12
|
5 - 120m
|
3.5 hrs
|
11/04/2013
|
D Major (L,S)
|
9,9
|
2 - 50m
|
1.5 hrs
|
Conifer Crack
(S,L)
|
9,9
|
2 - 80m
|
1 hr
|
|
Transylvania
(L,S)
|
11,10
|
2 - 60m
|
1.25 hrs
|
|
12/04/2013
|
Arachnus
(L,S,L,S)
|
8,8,9,8
|
4 - 105m
|
2 hrs
|
13/04/2013
|
Dunes
(S,L,S,L)
|
13,11,10,12
|
4 - 100m
|
2 hrs
|
15/04/2013
|
Hot Flap (L,S,L,S,L)
|
8,13,14,13,12
|
5 - 170m
|
3 hrs
|
Panzer (S,L,S)
|
12,12,12
|
3 - 95m
|
2 hrs
|
|
Watchtower
Crack (S,S,S,S)
|
12,14,16,16
|
4 - 95m
|
2.25 hrs
|
|
16/04/2013
|
Resignation
(L,S,L,S)
|
10,13,15,12
|
4 - 96m
|
2.25 hrs
|
Phoenix
(S,L,S)
|
11,9,8
|
3 - 98m
|
1.5 hrs
|
|
17/04/2013
|
Lamplighter
(L,S,L)
|
10,14,13
|
3 - 78m
|
2 hrs
|
The Venus Trap
(L)
|
15
|
1@ 15m
|
||
18/04/2013
|
Muldoon (L,S)
|
13,12
|
2 - 42m
|
1 hr
|
Pedro (S)
|
11
|
1 @ 35m
|
||
Jason (L)
|
16
|
1 @ 30m
|
||
Megalomaniac
(S)
|
14
|
1 @ 36m
|
||
19/04/2013
|
Mantle (S,L,S)
|
13,14,6
|
3 - 94m
|
2 hrs
|
Legend: L - Lead the pitch S - Second the pitch TR - Top roped the climb
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
25/03/2013
Trip location:
Civic Centre Wall, Greymouth
Group Members:
Hugo Reid, Rhys Hillock & 2013 TPP COE’s
Route Grade:
14-18
Duration of the
activity: One full day
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights: A
good indoor climb session, practiced our technique and endurance as we are
going to Australia very soon. I tried a grade 19 overhanging climb, which I
managed to get up after falling down quite a few times. I learned it’s good to
persevere at a climb as this increases your strength and endurance.
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
7/03/2013
Trip location:
Punakaiki - Speight’s Wall
Group Members:
Hugo Reid, Rhys Hillock
Route Grade:
16-17
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Light cloud and clearing as the day went on, warm.
A
short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Another new wall in the area, nice wall four climbs
around 16-17 grade. Practiced our technique on these climbs. The area is not
well used so the rock was very dirty.
Rock
Climbing Personal
Date:
23/02/2013
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
2/02/2013
Trip location:
Punakaiki - Weka Wall & Air Traffic Control Crag
Group Members:
Hugo Reid & Rhys Hillock
Route Grade:
16-19
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Cloud in the morning but clearing in the afternoon, hot.
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights:
Another good day, worked on endurance and technique, and we went back to the 19
where I lead the climb clean this time, which was wicked.
Rock
Climbing Personal
Date:
26/01/2013
Rock
Climbing Personal
Date:
10/12/2012
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
26/01/2013
Trip location:
Punakaiki - Weka Wall & Air Traffic Control Crag
Group Members:
Hugo Reid & Rhys Hillock
Route Grade:
14-19
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Sunny, hot, light wind
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights:
Worked on our climbing techniques and endurance on Weka Wall, then we went to a
new place and I lead a 19 at the Air Traffic Control Crag. It took us a while before we got the climb as we had never seen someone else do it. It was a
good climb, I really enjoyed it.
Rock Climbing Personal
Date:
21/11/2012
Trip location:
Punakaiki - Weka Wall
Group Members:
Hugo Reid & Rhys Hillock
Route Grade:
14-18
Duration of the
activity: One full day
Weather conditions:
Sunny, hot, light breeze
A short narrative
which shares your learning and highlights:
Good day out, practiced leading, belaying, and doing good technique for
endurance.
Rock Climbing Personal
Date: 4/06/2012
Trip Name/location: Charleston, West Coast
Group Members: Rhys Hillock and Amara Bradley
Route Grade: 14 - 16
Duration of the activity: One Full Day
Weather conditions: Overcast with some sunny spells, warm
temperatures
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Worked on placing cams and
nuts into slots and made sure they were in correctly and not going to move. We
used those cams and nuts to set up a equalised anchor system which we top roped on. We also practiced prusiking up the rope and doing top rope rescues.
- Setting up an anchor using cams and nuts at the top of the climb
- Looking down at my belayer Amara
- Looking out to sea from the climb
- Me setting up another anchor to climb on
- Watching the sunset from the top of the climbs
- View to the sea half way up the climb
Rock Climbing Personal
Date: 19/05/2012
Trip
Name/location: Punakaiki,
West Coast
Group
Members: Rhys Hillock and Amara Bradley
Route Name: Punakaiki River
Route Grade: 14 - 17
Duration of
the activity: One full
day
Weather
conditions: Overcast in
afternoon, warm
A short
narrative which shares your learning and highlights: We practiced lead climbing on different
graded climbs. Worked on making good foot and hand placements to make it easier
to get to the top of the climb. Practiced doing the change-over at the top of
the climb to make sure we don’t leave anything behind.
- Amara halfway up the climb, almost at the overhang
- Amara lead belaying me up the climb
- Lead belaying Amara up a climb
Rock Climbing - Tai Poutini Polytechnic
Date: 16/03/2012
Trip
Name/location: Paynes
Ford, Golden Bay
Route Name: Creese Wall
Route Grade: 16 - 19
Duration of
the activity: Half day
Weather
conditions: Cloudy,
warm
A short
narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Worked on our lead climbing and
clipping into quickdraws. Practiced lead climbing on harder routes; focusing on
good and precise foot & hand positions.
- First bolt reached. On belay
- Spotting as I start up the grade 19 climb
- Heading over the start of the crux
- Half way up, not long to go
Date: 15/03/2012
Trip
Name/location: Seagrass
and Paynes Ford, Golden Bay
Route Name: Seagrass wall, Creese Wall
Route Grade: 16 - 18
Duration of
the activity: One full
day
Weather
conditions: Clear
skies, sunny, warm
A short
narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Continued to practice lead climbing and lead belaying, concentrating
on good foot and hand placements. Worked on being more efficient at placing and
clipping into quickdraws. We also practiced taking a fall while lead climbing
and what to do when you are belaying and the climber falls off.
Date: 14/03/2012
Trip
Name/location: Cathedral
area, Golden Bay
Route Name: Cosmic Wonder Krunch Wall, Dr Livingstones Wall
Route Grade: 14 - 18
Duration of
the activity: One full
day
Weather
conditions: Clear
skies, sunny, hot
A short
narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Todays focus was on lead climbing. We
learned how to place and clip into quickdraws properly and safely. Learned to belay someone when they are lead climbing, and how to set up a top rope
anchor system. Continued to practice cleaning a climb when finished with it.
Date: 13/03/2012
Trip Name/location: Paynes Ford, Golden Bay
Route Name: Little Lost Wall, Creese Wall
Route Grade: 14 - 17
Duration of the activity: One full day
Weather conditions: Clear in the morning, becoming overcast in afternoon, warm
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: The focus for today was to do a lot of climbing. We had top ropes set up for us to climb on. Practiced our climbing and good body position on the rock. We learned how to clean all the equipment off the top of a climb to leave nothing behind when you leave the crag. Practiced a bit of lead climbing to set up top rope anchors to climb on.
Trip Name/location: Paynes Ford, Golden Bay
Route Name: Little Lost Wall, Creese Wall
Route Grade: 14 - 17
Duration of the activity: One full day
Weather conditions: Clear in the morning, becoming overcast in afternoon, warm
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: The focus for today was to do a lot of climbing. We had top ropes set up for us to climb on. Practiced our climbing and good body position on the rock. We learned how to clean all the equipment off the top of a climb to leave nothing behind when you leave the crag. Practiced a bit of lead climbing to set up top rope anchors to climb on.
- Starting on the grade 16 climb
- Lead climbing a grade 16 climb at Paynes Ford
- Almost at the top of Cheddarmasters Choice
Rock Climbing - Tai Poutini Polytechnic
Date: 22/02/2012 – 24/02/2012
Trip Name/location: Charleston, West Coast
Group Members: Tutors- Keith Riley, Heidi, Dave Williams Students- Jono Irvine, Hugo Reid, Zenzi Breitenberger, Logan Froriep, Corey Burrowes, Rob Bruce, Kristin Tisdall, Watson Green, Ari Kingan, Julia Melville, Rhys Hillock
Route Grade: 14 - 17
Duration of the activity: Three full days
Weather conditions: Day one – Overcast, raining, moderate NE wind, light swell
Day two – Raining, strong winds at times, heavy swell with waves crashing up onto rocks
Day three – Overcast with clear spells, light SW wind, small swell
Incidents/Injuries: Small cuts and grazes on hands from rocks. When practising abseiling and locking off the ATC, a few people had trouble undoing the knot once loaded.
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Learned how to place different sized ‘cams’ and ‘wires’ in a safe and proper manor, and used the cams, wires and rigging rope to set up a safe anchor system. Also learned how to abseil down a rope and how to lock the ATC, and how to prusik up and down a rope safely. Overall, enjoyed using the cams, wires and rigging rope to set up a safe anchor system, and then being able to climb, abseil and prusik off the anchor.
- Practicing setting up an anchor system at ground level
- Looking out onto Sunset Rib, putting anchors in to climb off
- Practicing climbing along Sunset Rib
- Looking across at Sunset Rib
- Belaying Hugo up a route
- Climbing up a buttress along Sunset Rib
Rock Climbing - Tai Poutini Polytechnic
Date: 21/02/2012
Trip Name/location: West Coast Climbing Wall, Greymouth
Group Members: Tutors- Keith Riley, Heidi, Dave Williams Students- Jono Irvine, Hugo Reid, Zenzi Breitenberger, Logan Froriep, Corey Burrowes, Rob Bruce, Kristin Tisdall, Watson Green, Ari Kingan, Julia Melville, Rhys Hillock
Route Grades: 15 - 17
Duration of the activity: One day indoor rock climbing
A short narrative which shares your learning and highlights: Learned how to belay using a Grigri and an ATC on top rope, tying into the rope with a figure eight follow through, the communication between the climber and the belayer, different hand/foot grips and body position when climbing. I really enjoyed doing lots of climbing and practicing the different grips and body positions to make climbing easier.
Wires/Nuts: A piece of equipment used to be place into a crack and wedges against the rock.
Glossary of climbing terms:
Abseil: Desend a rope by using an ATC to create friction to control the rate of descent.
Anchor: The point at the top of a climb to which the climbing system is attached to. An anchor is made up of, but not limited to, wires, cams, slings, carabiners and rigging rope.
ATC: Air Traffic Controller, a belay device that applies friction and curves to the rope to stop a fall.
Belaying: The act in which the belayer uses to stop a fall if one happens when climbing.
Cams: A piece of equipment used to be placed into a crack that uses a spring-loaded system to create opposing forces.
Grigri: A belay device that uses a clutch that self-locks once the rope is loaded.
Prusik: A knot that self tightens once loaded that is used to ascend or descend a rope.
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