tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post113869521424627071..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: Head gamespohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142392741669011272006-03-15T16:19:00.000+13:002006-03-15T16:19:00.000+13:00Absolutely! For example, that's Vic in the first p...Absolutely! For example, that's Vic in the first photo; she came 3rd in the women's section on the day and 5th overall in the series. Judy Reid is the current president of the NZ Alpine Club; and you only have to go to Whanganui Bay on a holiday weekend, or to any local climbing gym, to realise women are climbing just as enthusiastically as men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142388124438099682006-03-15T15:02:00.000+13:002006-03-15T15:02:00.000+13:00Very nice! Are there any women who do this as wel...Very nice! Are there any women who do this as well?isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142366079294227842006-03-15T08:54:00.000+13:002006-03-15T08:54:00.000+13:00Isabelita: Gisborne's in the North Island. North a...Isabelita: Gisborne's in the North Island. North and East of the Pohangina Valley and the Ruahine Range. Here's a <A HREF="http://www.nzine.co.nz/Links/index.html" REL="nofollow">map of Aotearoa</A>. <BR/><BR/>I've heard of the Wind River Range, particularly the wonderfully named Cirque of the Towers. Great to hear about your love of climbing, Isabelita. Make the most of those opportunities!<BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142314614989282862006-03-14T18:36:00.000+13:002006-03-14T18:36:00.000+13:00The friend who was our Exum guide three years ago ...The friend who was our Exum guide three years ago in the Tetons is a big advocate of moderate routes. She wants us to come climb in the Wind Rivers Range...many pitches of what she calls moderate, anyway.<BR/>I just heard from some friends who will be in Indian Creek, Utah, a big crack climbing area, in April. Lots of long cracks in red sandstone.<BR/>Time to get out before I get too much older!isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142280919755506602006-03-14T09:15:00.000+13:002006-03-14T09:15:00.000+13:00Glad you enjoyed the look at this part of the worl...Glad you enjoyed the look at this part of the world, Isabelita. I was over in the USA in '02 but despite good intentions, I didn't make it down to Joshua Tree; I was having too good a time in Yosemite and the Buttermilks :D<BR/><BR/>I like the challenge of climbs that push me hard, but I'm just as happy (possibly more so) climbing easier routes: climbs where I can revel in the movement itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1142279764900342352006-03-14T08:56:00.000+13:002006-03-14T08:56:00.000+13:00Just came here today after seeing your comment on ...Just came here today after seeing your comment on the Dharma Bums about the climbing raccoon. Fantastic photos and landscapes! We live in Seattle, Washington, not too far from the Dharma Bums, relatively speaking. Our son, who's 24, is a climber. He got me climbing when I was 49, several years ago. He's done some alpine; I've only done one guided trip, up the complete Exum Ridge route of the isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1139287589698576402006-02-07T17:46:00.000+13:002006-02-07T17:46:00.000+13:00Thanks everyone... we've just stopped in at Christ...Thanks everyone... we've just stopped in at Christchurch after five days at Arthurs Pass National Park. We climbed Mt Rolleston by two different routes, the second time being lucky to get a wonderful day with spectacular views (which you will get to share eventually... :^)) A very different environment from Baring Head, but every bit as brilliant. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for your comments and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1139151951644008972006-02-06T04:05:00.000+13:002006-02-06T04:05:00.000+13:00The pics are wonderful. I like how you see the ph...The pics are wonderful. I like how you see the physical strength in each climber, in every muscle--the sureness of the rock extended into the body--thanks.Tracy Hamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268950046166039920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1138771121891659372006-02-01T18:18:00.000+13:002006-02-01T18:18:00.000+13:00Yes, the photos are incredible, Pete! I shivered w...Yes, the photos are incredible, Pete! I shivered when I saw them, partly because of their intensity and partly because it's snowing here. You have heat and humidity. Here it's cold and dry. I can't pet the cat without causing sparks.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1138755988336468832006-02-01T14:06:00.000+13:002006-02-01T14:06:00.000+13:00Beautiful photos! Pictures of people doing is one ...Beautiful photos! <BR/><BR/>Pictures of people doing is one of my favourite kinds of photography--to do or to see. And these have so much presence to them they're making my palms sweat, as if I were there, being asked to try it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-1138710397118335042006-02-01T01:26:00.000+13:002006-02-01T01:26:00.000+13:00These are amazing photos, Pete! Thanks so much fo...These are amazing photos, Pete! Thanks so much for sharing the experience :-)Anita Daherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258818779322124700noreply@blogger.com