Meet Marty Beare and Steve Bell in Australia. Attend an action packed visual show of the best mountaineering options for Australian-based climbers. Marty and Steve describe mountain regions around the world, with an emphasis on New Zealand the European Alps, and the seven continental summits. Useful information is interspersed with hair-raising tales of epics on mountains around the world. Whether you climb independently or with a guide, come along and be inspired! 

Here's the timetable:

Rockstock Climbing Festival Blue Mountains, Easter, April 7 + 8. 
Paddy Pallin Sydney ( 507 Kent St ): Wednesday 11 April @ 6pm.
Paddy Pallin Canberra ( 11 Lonsdale St ): Tuesday 17 April @ 6pm.
Paddy Pallin Melbourne (360 Little Bourke St): Thursday 19 April @ 6pm.

What's coming up ? 

Winter waterfall ice. It doesn't seem quite right to climb a frozen waterfall. From a medium you can drink to something that resembles rock and then climb, it's a miracle. Ice climbing is bizarre, as weird as it gets, fantastic. Go and try it! The ice climbing on Black Peak is waterfall ice. To so easily access water ice in New Zealand is a rarity and have such a great base as a hut, luxury.
The head of the Blue Creek Valley is draped with climbable flows of varying length and difficulty. Depending on your ice climbing aspirations and skills, we can descend to the Blue Creek ice routes (40 minutes below the hut). Our heated private hut, at 1800m on the mid-reaches of Black Peak (2283m), is an ideal base for ice climbing on Black Peak. The 3 day ice climbing course is structured to your level of ability and experience, aimed at skills progression - from toprope through to multi-pitch ice climbing. NEW! Xtend yourself on the four day course - this takes you into the realm of lead ice climbing!

NEW for next summer
Aspiring Expedition Course. This 8-day advanced technical course was developed to teach state of the art alpine climbing techniques with the main focus on climbing Mount Aspiring. It is structured with a focus on a self contained ascent of a 3000m peak. The course enables you to move with confidence through the mountain environment and preparing you for more technical routes. Whether your preference is towards technical rock routes or classic ice climbs you will find the Aspiring Expedition Course a great way to attain the necessary skills. Bring a friend. Guide-client ratio 1:2 Price NZ$2950 per person. This price includes 8 days 1:2 ratio, air access, all meals and energy snacks, hut fees, technical mountaineering manual, technical equipment.

Let's spread the concept of ICE
Isn't it true that we all carry our mobile phones with hundreds of names/numbers stored in its memory but yet nobody, other than ourselves know which of these numbers belong to our near and dear ones. Let us for a moment create a scenario wherein we are involved in an accident or had a heart attack and the people attending us get hold of our mobile phone but don't know which number to call to inform our family members.

 For this reason, we must have one or more telephone numbers stored under the name ICE (In case of Emergency) in our mobile phones. Recently, the concept of "ICE" is catching up quickly. It is simple, an important method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or person who should be contacted at during emergency as ICE" (meaning In Case of Emergency).

 The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when they went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. Following a disaster in London, the East Anglican Ambulance Service has launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital staff would then be able to quickly contact your next of kin, by simply dialling the number stored as "ICE". Please forward this to your nearest and dearest. It really could save your life, or put a loved one's mind at rest. For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2
and ICE3 etc.

Please stay in touch with what's happening in your world. Feel welcome to phone us at the office for a chat to discuss your next mountaineering move. 

from the team at Aspiring Guides
Your alpine Specialists
www.aspiringguides.com
 Phone: +6434439422 Fax:+6434439540
Email: climb@aspiringguides.com Web: www.aspiringguides.com