Rock Climbing







Punakaiki

 18/02/2016
(P)
Personal trip to Punakaiki
Matt s,Spazz,Olivia,Burbs,Jonno,Gabe,Me
2hr
Perfect weather
Top roping grade 16 
 First time sport climbing awesome experience.
 Learnt that the crew is awesome and personal experience is invaluble

Wanaka rock week

15/03/2016
Wanaka Rock week
COE1
TPP
2hrs
Tutors,American Dave,Dunedin Dave, Becs, Paula
Indoor session of top roping In Wanaka Learning the basics of top roping.
High light climbing at height and trying to over come the fear of heights


16/03/2016
Wanaka rock week
COE1
TPP
5hrs
Tutors,American Dave,Dunedin Dave,Outward bound Dave, Becs, Paula
Bakehouse/Engine block Wanaka Grade 12-16
Learning the basics and top roping.
Cold and overcast.
Learning to trust gear and overcome my fear of heights.


17/03/2016
Wanaka rock week
COE1
TPP
7hrs
Tutors,American Dave,Dunedin Dave,Outward bound Dave, Becs, Paula
Sweet Weather
Main cliff/Kai Whaka Pai Crag Wanaka Grade14-17
Learning top roping belaying and lead climbing, learning and carrying out the change over procedure.
High light was my first lead climb.
18/03/2016
Wanaka rock week
COE1
TPP
7hrs
Sweet weather
Tutors,American Dave,Dunedin Dave,Outward bound Dave, Becs, Paula
Lead climbing up to grade 16 at Riverside, top roping and carried out a change over.
High light was the amount of climbing we got done this day was so good


 CHARLESTON ROCK WEEK


05-04-16
Charleston Rock week.
COE1
TPP
5hrs
Tutors: Becs, Asha, Dave, Kerin
Natural pro anchors and gear placment (Charleston)
Awesome weather.
Large swells hitting the rocks and had to be watched.
A sweet day placing gear eg learning how to use cams and nuts correctly and building natural pro anchors. 
06-04-16
Charleston Rock week.
COE1
TPP
7hrs
Tutors: Becs, Asha, Dave, Kerin
Natural pro anchors and gear placment (Charleston)
Awesome weather.
Large swells hitting the rocks and had to be watched.
Setting up natural pro anchors and climbing on them,more gear placment and anchor building.


07/04/2016
Charleston Rock week.
COE1
TPP
7hrs
Tutors: Becs, Asha, Dave, Kerin
Natural pro anchors and gear placment (Charleston)
Good weather deteriorating in the afternoon.
Building Bomb proof anchors and abseiling from the anchors we built,then cleaning gear up.

08/04/2016
Rock wall in Greymouth
COE1
TPP
8hrs
Tutors: Becs, Asha, Dave, Kerin
Top rope rescue,lead climbing and lead falling,change overs,Lead belaying.
Learning to remember a checklist when going through rescues and change overs and more practice is important,My high light would be learning the rescue and getting signed off for everything.






Climbing at Grey civic center.

07-06-16
(P)
Indoor climbing session
3hrs
Me and Olivia
Learning, to climb more often as i have forgotten a lot from our previous TPP climbing.
My high light would be just climbing again as it has been a while since i last climbed.

05-07-16
(P)
Indoor climbing session
3hrs
Me and Olivia
Learning, that it is hard to regain confidence in some areas of climbing and heights if not practiced often.
Highlight would have been finally belaying smoothly for Olivia. ;)

09-08-16
(P)
Indoor climbing session
3hrs
Olive and I
Learning: starting to become smoother at climbing and belaying
Highlight, Watching someone make it up the overhang.

30-08-16
(P)
Indoor climbing session
2hrs
Olivia and I
Learning: Holds can move and falls do occur.
Becoming more confident on grade 16 climbs


Charleston anchor Building


18-08-16
(P)
Charleston sunset rib.
7hrs
Me, Kev, Olivia
Weather: Bluebird day
Learning,regaining knowledge of anchor building and abseiling.
Highlight was abseiling down off sunset rib then having the biggest swell hit throwing the waves high above sunset rib.




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