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Avery

climber

Aug 28, 2014 - 09:24pm PT

John M

climber

Aug 28, 2014 - 09:25pm PT

I would love to visit New Zealand. I always wanted to see this.

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Aug 28, 2014 - 09:32pm PT

One of the best men in the world, John Dale, my partner for the Pacific Ocean Wall in 1980, is a New Zealander.

Yes, I appreciate NZ very much!!!

Avery

climber

Aug 28, 2014 - 09:32pm PT

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 28, 2014 - 10:02pm PT

hey there say, Avery... wow, am still going to paint that photo, :)

just got backed up into a corner, :)
since my daddy died... :(

wow, YES, appreciation for new zealand...
and for your shares, too, Avery!

always a great job, there... :)

Avery

climber

Aug 28, 2014 - 10:51pm PT

Tobin Sorenson near the summit of Mt Cook, August, 1979

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Aug 29, 2014 - 12:10am PT

hey there say, Avery... thank you for the kind email... just saw it...

say, also:

are you folks in new zealand STILL having bad aftershocks from the earthquake, etc, years later...

stuff that still shakes up homes, etc, when folks least expect it?
a friend of mine, heard from a friend, that THESE continue and make
things pretty upsetting for lots of folks, in certain areas...

was curious, thanks, :)

sure APPRECIATE wow, how folks carry on through all that... whewwww,

Delhi Dog

climber

Good Question...

Aug 29, 2014 - 12:12am PT

I've been to NZ twice.
Once as a young boy with my family on the way back from 4 years living in NSW, Australia (on our way to another 4 years in Kona, Hawaii) and then just a couple years ago with my own family of 2 daughters and wife.

Both times I had the best times.
Geographically NZ may be the most perfect country IMHO. It has everything (and a lot of sheep-Baaaaaa).
Almost a CA stuck way down in the S.Pacific, except without all the people.

And, some of the greatest folks on this planet.

I've shared this before on another thread...
I snapped a few images that only scratch the surface of our time there in this link.

http://www.chriskemperphotography.com/Travel/New-Zealand/27462683_jmRFcV#!i=2310244743&k=cHHCqN2

cheers,

survival

Big Wall climber

Terrapin Station

Aug 29, 2014 - 01:32am PT

Wow, those are beautiful pics DD, thanks for sharing those.

Delhi Dog

climber

Good Question...

Aug 29, 2014 - 01:47am PT

thanks Survival

Avery

climber

Aug 29, 2014 - 01:49am PT

this just in

climber

north fork

Aug 29, 2014 - 04:45am PT

I love New Zealand. Been there twice, once in the winter and once in the summer. Got certified for Scuba and enjoyed some of the best dives, got put in a hot pink tyed eye jump suit to jump outta a plane over Lake Taupo(Kiwi humor to stick the guy from USA in pink when the rest were blue?), did the craziest caving in Waitomo (We were the last group through before they shut it down due to water levels), Snowboarded out of Queenstown (personal favorite area), checked out Milford Sound and flew over the Cook Mountains, caught huge rainbows in Rotorua and Taupo, did a class 5 waterfall I think 21ft drop. The list goes on and on, but for the adventure lifestyle, NZ is hard to beat. Oh yeah never met anyone who wasn't genuine and upbeat. One last thing, they call their beer piss, so don't get offended when they say "On the Piss?"

Avery

climber

Aug 29, 2014 - 04:47am PT

Thanks "this just in" that's a welcome and refreshing take on NZ.

this just in

climber

north fork

Aug 29, 2014 - 04:53am PT

You guys have it good down there Avery, thanks for the thread and pics.

Avery

climber

Aug 29, 2014 - 04:56am PT

TradEddie

Trad climber

Philadelphia, PA

Aug 29, 2014 - 08:57am PT

Loved it, can't wait to go back. We even managed to walk most of the Milford Track, one week prior to the official season opening. Imagine Yosemite, but no road access, and knowing that the five people in the boat with you will be the only other people in the entire valley for the next three days, and with crazy alpine parrots. Great climbing too, but the views were too distracting for me to focus on the climbs.

Beautiful country, you Kiwis are spoiled.

TE