ARC was called at 9pm on April 10th to recover an uninjured climber who had become stuck in steep terrain on Mt Rolleston, Arthurs Pass National Park. The climber had climbed themselves into a position in which they were unable or willing to attempt a reversal of the moves that lead them to become stranded …
ARC together with members from LandSAR Dunedin, Wakatipu ACR and Franz Josef ACR gathered at the Aoraki/Mt Cook SAR base in late January to train in single pitch fundamentals. This was a pilot course which included a thorough review of basic ropework skills all the way through to complex team-based stretcher haul & lower scenarios …
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A 37 year old female day tramper was reported overdue on Mt Aicken at approx. 1930hrs on Saturday 30th October 2021. The woman was day tramping with a friend, but they separated near treeline; the friend returning to the vehicle. Poor weather evolved during the night. A search involving LandSAR members, Police, Police search dogs, …
At approx. 2100hrs on Saturday 23rd October, Police 111 received a call stating that 2 climbers were stuck near the summit (2275m) of Mt Rolleston after losing light, and one of the climbers was reported as exhausted. The climbers had ascended the central direct route on the Otira Face (they apparently also veered off route …
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