News of Oceania and Pacific Islands

If you're on the east coast of Tassie and the little penguins at Bicheno don't take your fancy or you're not up to facing the hordes on the Freycinet Peninsula tracks,
St Patrick's Head Pinnacle makes a nice afternoon out. I can almost guarantee you'll have it to yourself. When I went the intentions book hadn't been filled in for a week and the entry before that was another 10 days previous. Highly recommended.

Hello everybody with an interest in the peaks of New Zealand -

I've added a new page and some pictures for Mount Angelus in Nelson Lakes National Park - let's keep the Kiwi pages coming!

Thanks,
Howie Silleck :D

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Are there any good climbing guidebooks for the NZ Alps?

Greetings aussie/kiwi alpinists.

Following hhsilleck's excellent lead and aware of the fact that aussie and kiwi mountains are definitely under represented on SP, I've been putting a few on recently. Mt Roland http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... oland.html and Barn Bluff http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... Bluff.html in Tassie and Mt Arthur http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock ... rthur.html in Kahurangi NP on the SI of NZ. ...

I'll be in Honolulu and Kaua'i next month at this time. I'm looking to find some bouldering and maybe some water soloing somewhere. I know there's some bouldering at Waimea Bay, but I thought I'd check on here. Also anyone have any expirence with public transportation out there. I won't have a car. Thanks.

Post-script to the Freda Du Faur article (see link below):

I was pleased to receive an email today from a bloke called Ashley Gualter. Ashley commenced a fund and recruited assistance from the Kathmandu Outdoor Company, Air New Zealand and Ed Hillary (no less!). As a result, Freda's grave will finally be marked with a headstone made from a stone from the Mt Cook area and flown free of charge to Sydney by Air New ...

Hey everybody interested in Kiwi mountains -
I've just added a page for Mt. Fox, a small lookout peak on the West Coast. I included a trip report as well - I'd love to hear from anybody else who has visited this peak!

Thanks, :P
Howie

Mt. Fox Page
Mt. Fox / Craig Peak Trip Report

Hey everybody with a New Zealand interest -

I've just added a route page and a trip report for Ball Pass, along with a number of photos that I quite liked. I'll be adding a couple of new mountain pages as well in the near future. I'd appreciate any feedback or additions to the route page - let me know!

Thanks, :P
Howie

http://www.summitpost.org/route/187559/ball-pass.html
http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/187596/ball-pass-crossing.html

I'm working on the Volcanic Seven Summits List.

Does anyone have any information about high volcanoes on Papua New Guinea?

I'm thinking about visiting New Zealand in late April/early May. I'm worried that this is too late in the fall.

We're not planning any serious climbing, as my wife will be 6 months pregnant. But we are interested in normal hikes.

Any hints on best times/places to visit on the islands?

Thanks,
Morgan