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Tag Archives: nz
1080 and the letter G
Well I climbed it *hurray*, well since I had a nice swing not really clean, but good enough. Yesterday I also climbed a 22 clean (without falling or sitting in the rope). That was an exiting weekend in Paynes Ford. … Continue reading
Mt Herbert
We did a tramp, up Mt Herbert. Two of my flatmates, three friends and two dogs wanted to climb the 919 meters from sea level. It is the highest point of the Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch. The farmer (and m … Continue reading
Dentist
Today I went to a dentist to check out how things work here in New Zealand. The downside, the “studentsafe” insurance from the University of Canterbury doesn’t cover maintenance… no fillings, makes a $150. But you get to wear fancy … Continue reading
St James Walkway
Jep, we went there. But just for a day walk. We underestimated the distance, Lewis Pass is not directly around the corner… The weather was perfect, until Lewis Pass… So we caught some rain but also some sunshine. We crossed … Continue reading
Mad Climbing
Hello everyone, I spend the weekend in Castle Hill for some bouldering with the climbing club. At the same time there was the final round of the National Boulder Series[1][2]. Here are some pictures:
South Auckland
Here some pictures from the Manukau South Head lighthouse: Here some more information on NZ’s lighthouses
Strange things happen
Yes, I should post some more stuff here… but there is no time. Uni starts on Monday and there is still lots of stuff to do. I had to enroll this week — it was so much fun. So much … Continue reading
Hitchhiking, Climbing in Paynes Ford#2 and Christmas reloaded
Ok, it has been a while… here is an update (pics will follow): Hitchhiking to Golden Bay was Fun!Fun!Fun!. We met a lot of friendly people and saved some gas money… I’ll try to list the people we met: A … Continue reading
Christmas?!?
Well, it is 20 degrees, and I hear people speaking about Christmas… but it doesn’t feel like Christmas and it is good like this. Sometimes I see a little decoration here and there… but it is not convincing… not with … Continue reading
Routeburn Track
I almost forgot to write a sentence about the Routeburn Track! Well here it is: We saw lots of clouds, and we also got to know how it feels in case it rains for three straight days… it was wet! … Continue reading