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    Question Winter climbing at Mount Tabletop?

    Thanks for the feedback on Mt Tabletop; it sounds as though it's not the best use of time. We've done the West Ridge of Buller, but a return there...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Aug 1, 2017 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Winter climbing at Mount Tabletop?

    I didn't think about The Bluff, but that would be an option. Winter access might be a bit adventurous, though!
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Aug 1, 2017 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Winter climbing at Mount Tabletop?

    Further to an earlier thread (https://www.ski.com.au/xf/threads/easy-alpine-climbing-areas-at-mount-buffalo.71809/#post-2714530), is anybody...
    Thread by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 31, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: Backcountry
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    BD Whippet vs BD Expedition Poles

    I agree with Draizuh; Whippets would be much better if they were a three-stage pole. As they are, they're too long to easily stow on the side of...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Feb 3, 2016 in forum: Backcountry
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    B.C E.D.C

    goretex overtrousers beanie thin gloves thick gloves fleece neck gaiter thermal top thermal longjohns SOL space/bivvy bag 2-person bothy bag...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Aug 26, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Easy alpine climbing areas at Mount Buffalo?

    Thanks very much for this; yes, that's pretty much what I'm after. I'd hoped to get to Buffalo for at least a look today but it won't happen until...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 31, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Easy alpine climbing areas at Mount Buffalo?

    I hadn't thought about Mt McKay, but that could possibly work.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Easy alpine climbing areas at Mount Buffalo?

    I've done the West Ridge in winter, but I had thought it might be a bit too advanced for us. I haven't seen the NE side, so that might be an option.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 28, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Easy alpine climbing areas at Mount Buffalo?

    Yes, I posted something similar on Chockstone, on the basis that CS and ski.com.au have overlapping but different audiences.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 27, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Easy alpine climbing areas at Mount Buffalo?

    Can anyone recommend somewhere at Mount Buffalo suitable for basic mountaineering practice? I've done some basic alpine climbing with qualified...
    Thread by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 27, 2015, 10 replies, in forum: Backcountry
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    dehydrated meals

    The other day I had a dehydrated vegetarian pasta sauce which I'd had in the freezer since September (ten months) and it was fine.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jun 23, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Gas Cookers above the snowline

    I've used a Rapidfire (basically a Whisperlite that runs on gas) in the snow and even with a butane-propane mix I was disappointed with the...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, May 26, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Hilleberg Tents - Any Australian vendors?

    I believe I saw some there in September 2014, although I don't recall which models.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, May 26, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    dehydrated meals

    I only ever dehydrate vegetarian things (for example, Napoli sauce) and then store it in the freezer, mainly due to being paranoid about getting...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, May 22, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Mega Thread Where is this? (No 11)

    obrien, your photo isn't displaying for me; it's got a broken link symbol. [Not that I need to see it, of course...]
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, May 22, 2015 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Is Queenstown or Wanaka a better honeymoon destination?

    Piolet: Thank you, yes, I have indeed done well for myself! Angus_McCrory: we've never actually been to NZ, so while we'll certainly spend a bit...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Dec 31, 2014 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Is Queenstown or Wanaka a better honeymoon destination?

    My future wife and I are off to NZ for our honeymoon in early April; our original plan had been to stay in Queenstown, but Wanaka has also been...
    Thread by: snowshoe_fiend, Dec 30, 2014, 16 replies, in forum: Backcountry
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    Self arrest grips (vs ice axe)

    I got a Whippet a couple of years ago after a slightly worrying traverse on snowshoes on the Main Range; I was after a second pole at the time...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Aug 18, 2014 in forum: Backcountry
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    Question Socks

    I use Fairydown or Bridgedale liners underneath winter-weight Merino Treads socks.
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jul 25, 2014 in forum: Backcountry
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    Walking in hiking boots or ski boots?

    Can you still get KT26s? I haven't seen them in *years*...
    Post by: snowshoe_fiend, Jun 13, 2014 in forum: Backcountry
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