Blake Posted February 19, 2006 Posted February 19, 2006 Climb: Long Beach, New Zealand-Sunny Rock Date of Climb: 2/18/2006 Trip Report: Hello everyone, hope the cold weather is making for some good ice conditions! I miss the good climbing partners from the NW, but New Zealand has been sunny and friendly. I made it out to a beach-side cliff yesterday with a local fellow for a day of climbing around. The spot (Long Beach) is about 20 miles from my school/town in Dunedin. The grades system was a bit hard to get used to, but rock is rock the world over, and offwidths are hard everywhere too! Climbing was interrupted by swimming with nearby seals in the warm waves. I ran into a fellow on the beach who snagged a belay or too, and it turns out he's from WA. Funny to get into a big conversation about Thin Fingers and Sagitarius with a complete stranger while on a beach in New Zealand. ...then it was off to French lessons with Colin and Ken. Quote
olyclimber Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 Our cc.com foreign legion is so French. Probably because the French women know how to kiss and make Freedom Toast. Quote
EWolfe Posted February 20, 2006 Posted February 20, 2006 Very Nice. The cold and wet is awaiting you! Quote
Dru Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 Can you take a road trip up to Kaikoura and pick me up a fresh giant squid? Thanks man Quote
Blake Posted February 21, 2006 Author Posted February 21, 2006 Can you take a road trip up to Kaikoura and pick me up a fresh giant squid? Thanks man Probably, where is that? Quote
Alpinfox Posted February 21, 2006 Posted February 21, 2006 While yer gettin' Dru's squid, keep an eye out for that expensive fossilized whale stomach mucus on the beach for me. I could really use me sum o' dat! p.s. Nice pictures. The non-rounded sections of that rock remind me a bit of Ex32-38. Quote
Blake Posted February 21, 2006 Author Posted February 21, 2006 Well, I'll keep my eye out for both of those things guys. The handcrack on the right, that splits the shade/sun was evidentally led by jamming sticks into the cracks and slinging them. It's rated 20/.10c and sorta a local benchmark. Before it was climbed, someone fell from 12 meters up, ripped out their "firewood pro" and landed in the sand but walked away. Quote
Blake Posted February 22, 2006 Author Posted February 22, 2006 Oh c'mon, 20 is 10b http://www.spadout.com/rock_climbing/wiki/index.php/Climbing_Grades#International_Grading_Systems Quote
jstone Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 oh man, I'm flying out on friday, Im so stoked. CANT WAIT!!!!!!! sweet pics. Quote
Dru Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 don't believe those conversion tables you find on the net 15=5.7 16=5.8 17=5.9 18=5.9+ 19=10a 20=10b 21=10+ 22=11a 23=11b 24=11+ Quote
jstone Posted February 22, 2006 Posted February 22, 2006 meh, Im just going to start climbing shit and see how it goes. I kinda like the idea of an completly independant system, nothing to hang over your head. Quote
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