Arrival at Bevan Col with the Bonar Glacier behind

Practicing crevasse rescue on the Iso Glacier, Mt Aspiring area

Abseiling on their way out down the Bevan Col route, Matukituki valley

During December, guide and instructor Andy Fullerton headed into the Mt Aspiring region to work with Richard and Stuart on their climbing skills.  The aim was to improve their basic skills to a point where they could attempt Mt Aspiring NW ridge with Andy as their coach. Unfortunately the weather was not conducive to the Mt Aspiring peak plan, but they got a good skills upgrade from Andy, and subsequently after the their course with Alpinism and Ski, they did a traverse of the Remarkables and a climb of Mt Brewster in the Haast pass region.