Some people never learn! 
Photo by Steve Gottschling returning from 5 amazing days at Pioneer Hut, Fox Glacier Neve
 with his mate Chris Wilson and guide, Simon Howells, NZMGA.  Sadly, this poor climber
didn't make it back to the village for a beer!!



Out with the old, In with the new. Siberia Hut rises from the ashes

Siberia Hut was totally destroyed by fire last season.  While it had many happy memories it was a dark and dirty hut and we are all looking forward to the new replacement.  We passed by unfinished replacement the other day.  Looks great!  

Still deep snow on French Ridge

The snow's still deep

Late spring snow storms continue to make mountaineering "interesting".   

Thanks for the kind press - JetStar Article

Thanks for the kind press!

Charlie Hoare and his girlfriend Natalie Iliffe had a great time hiking and mountaineering in NZ, wrote about it and got published in the recent edition of the JetStar magazine.    Along the way they joined Gavin Lang, NZMGA for a Private Instruction Course from Centennial Hut on the Franz Josef Glacier.  Here's Charlie's article.  Makes good reading.  http://www.jetstarmag.com/story/tramping-camping/1473/1/