Organ Pipes

Good Rock – Organ Pipes

Date: 7-9 March 2014.
Trip type: Rock climbing.
Location: Taranaki.
Author: Katy Glenie.
Trampers: Mike Schier (leader), Brendan BC Eckert, Mike Phethean, Megan Sety, Katy Glenie, David Jewell.

New Zealand is a new country geographically speaking. The Southern Alps grow every year, and Aoraki has a go at shrinking every year. For a NZ rock climber, the primary goal is to find “good rock”. Not to seek out nice “starred” routes with lovely outlooks and beautiful sequences. No, the goal is to find … Read more