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bananachicken

25-Jun-2004
3:56:01 PM

Hi, I'm interested in doing some ski mountaineering or winter climbing around Mt.Bogong/ Feathertop, Buller etc. areas. I've got around 3 seasons experience climbing in the southern Alps in NZ and all the gear but no car and no partner. Any takers?
I've come back from NZ trying to re-establish myself (code for no work:)) so i've got plenty of time.
Cheers, Mark


neats

25-Jun-2004
4:21:46 PM

Try the VCC, they have some mountaineering trips coming up.

gfdonc

25-Jun-2004
4:30:36 PM

Ant, do we have enough takers for next week? ;-)

ant

27-Jun-2004
4:10:09 PM

On 25/06/2004 gfdonc wrote:
>Ant, do we have enough takers for next week? ;-)
>

Hey Bananachicken, we are heading up to Buller Friday and Saturday - no ski's, just tools. Drop us an email if you are keen. Anybody know of the conditions (or, are there any conditions)?

gfdonc

27-Jun-2004
6:08:02 PM

Ant, spoke to a skier friend last night who was up there on Tuesday - icy conditions in the gullies apparently. Promising.


Ell

27-Jun-2004
7:24:53 PM

Give us a report when you get back. I, for one, am interested to know what conditions are like.

bananachicken

29-Jun-2004
3:36:24 PM

Have gone on VCC trips before, good but not very demanding, for winter climbing/mountaineering, looking for some more challenging situations. Went skiing on weekend of 26/27 so apologise for not getting back to you earlier. Hope Buller was fun. Drop me a line on 0402 413 846 if you are doing anything else or anyone else keen?

gfdonc

29-Jun-2004
5:09:39 PM

> Hope Buller was fun.
Mr Chicken we are heading up this Friday 1/7 not last Friday 25/6. Interested?
- Steve


nmonteith

30-Jun-2004
8:48:35 AM

Jono and James will be at Bulla this Saturday at the waterfall ice area.

gfdonc

30-Jun-2004
10:43:25 AM

Hmm, could be quite a party. John K and Craig were planning to join us for the day on Saturday as well. Timmy, can you haul the barby up?

dilbster

3-Jul-2004
9:33:49 AM

I could probably jam in a weekend or two up to buller (Bogong/Feathertop are a bit long for a weekend). I am currently of with the flu otherwise I would have been up at Buller this weekend.

You might find that on the VCC trips you waste a lot of time due to group size e.t.c.

I have climbed ice in Scotland grade 3 or so, and have my own gear (except ice screws) I have been rock climbing for 10 years but I am not that experienced at ice.

Regards

Craig

gfdonc

4-Jul-2004
10:00:20 PM

Hi all, we're back. Friday conditions were great, stayed cold with some visibility. Saturday was worse, warmer with windy & cloudy conditions. Trip report soon, photos need processing and scanning ..
- Steve

ant

5-Jul-2004
6:31:04 PM

Hey Craig, you missed a good day on Friday. Nice views, frozen mixed gullies and a few cold beers down at the pub that night. No waterfalls yet, still a few more weeks away.

gfdonc

6-Jul-2004
12:56:00 PM

Ant/Bananachicken, I got the first roll of pics back, some look pretty good. Will try and scan tonight and send/post, but am at VR.

bananachicken

6-Jul-2004
2:17:44 PM

First off. Thanks very much to Anthony and Steve for a bloody great weekend at Buller, climbing on moderate snow/ice, thoroughly enjoyed it. Hello again to John K, pity you didn't hang around longer, there was decent stuff around the gullies.

Hi Craig, in reply to your email. I am happy to go up to Buller again seems there is a bit more to explore, drop me an email, text or call when you're better and see if we can line something up, i've got screws etc. found that we used pitons quite a bit as the ice wasn't that solid and the rocks were mostly covered in lots of snow/crusty ice. Snow stakes only provided second rate protection.

Hi Steve, Would love to see the photos when are you at VR i could drop by, although i don't expect to go until Thursday/Friday

gfdonc

6-Jul-2004
6:03:59 PM

Would be awesome today with colder temps although the snow cams indicate the viz is
crap.
Mr Chicken I am at VR tonight only if you wanted to drop by, but else will try and get on my film scanner later this evening. Only got the first roll back though, 11/36 exposed on the second including the shot of yourself on the future Wild cover!
- Steve

bananachicken

7-Jul-2004
2:13:03 PM

Hope to see your trip report and some photos as well!
Cheers, M


rhinckle

7-Jul-2004
3:15:51 PM

to: bananachicken
from: old ugly belay bunny
have crampons, one leon trotsky memorial ice axe, rock rack & car. ( & xc skis) (& tent with only one busted zip)
and some time next week and the week after.
13,14,15,16 & 21,22,23 July
would be interested if an eager, aging ice beginner with transport and time is of any use.


Ell

8-Jul-2004
7:39:27 PM

Gear for Mt Buller?

Two technical tools or one short, one long?


nmonteith

9-Jul-2004
8:46:11 AM

two techinals is much better. it is mostly single pitch mixed rock, ice and forzen dirt.

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