On Saturday 13 August, a climber experienced equipment difficulties while climbing Rome Ridge on Mt Rolleston. The front baskets of both crampons had failed, and one crampon was lost. The climber was able to call for assistance, and was advised to wait for a rescue rather than risk down climbing with only one broken crampon. …
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On Saturday evening of July 31st 2022, our team received a call out for a missing skier last seen Saturday afternoon at Craigieburn Valley ski field. Ski patrol set out to search in the night in blizzard conditions until early hours without success. The team was hampered by increasing avalanche danger due to large amounts …
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Alpine Rescue Canterbury received a call from Police at 9pm on June 19th regarding a missing climber at Coffin Rock crag in the Banks Peninsula. Two teams of 2 travelled to the crag's carpark arriving at 10:45pm. A search of the crag's surroundings was carried out in adverse weather conditions: cold, rain & wind. Some …
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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 …
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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