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Geoff Wayatt Profile
GW - 26 Aoraki ascents in 46 year career
20 Dec: Midnight start w/Joe M. Snowshoed across the Gnd. Plateau. Good cramponing in Linda Gl. with crevasses starting to open. At base of Summit rocks by 7.30. The "East Face" line through the Summit Rocks went well in 2 pitches topping out at 9.30am. 250m to go. A couple of pitches up slick sustrugi ice we short-roped to the Summit by 11am. Nine pitches and 3 abseils later we returned to the Linda IceShelf at 3.00 as the forecast wind picked to gale force. Post-hole snow
13 Nov. Another
gruelling ascent in surprisingly cold
temps and significant snow quantities drifted into the Ice Shelf from
the SE. Chris M. and Geoff made steady progress through to the
Linda Glacier after leaving Plateau hut at 1am. summating at 12noon and
returning by 8pm.
5th Nov 2012: Geoff climbed Mt
Cook (now 3754m) for the 24th time w/Philip Somerville in testing
conditions with the summit rocks covered by powder snow. They completed
the climb in 19hrs. darkness and snowstorm.
Nov/Dec 2012: 3
ascents in 6wks ...........Totalling:26 ascents in 46 yrs
Ctr:"85
in 65" -
Geoff Aspiring Summit, SW Ridge guiding ascent Nov 30th 2011
GEOFF WAYATT |
| Professional Mountain Guiding since 1966. |
| Licenced Mtn. Guide:Mt.Aspiring National Park since 1974; Mt.Cook Nat.Park.since 1984 |
| Member: Canadian Avalanche Assoc. 1990-2011; Labour Dept Construction Blasting Ticket |
| 1966 – 05 Feb. 2012: 87 Ascents, Mt. Aspiring (15 via SW ridge) |
| 1967 - 20 Dec 2012: 26
Ascents, Mt. Cook 1966 - 2011: 10 ascents, Minarets (3034m) |
| 1967: Guided World renowned Photographer Brian Brake |
| 1972: Member: Canadian Ski Instructor Alliance (Cert.) |
| 1970 - 1973: Avalanche/Snow Controller, Granduc Mines BC, Canada |
| 1971: 1st ascent East Face, Nevado Huascaran, 6760m, |
| 1973 - 2009: Officer/Instructor, Canadian Armed Forces (Reserves), |
| FOUNDER & DIRECTOR of Mountain Recreation, Professional Mountaineers. MtnRec is a licenced alpine guiding concessionaire in Mt. Aspiring and Mt. Cook National Parks. MountainRec is the oldest, privately owned Mountaineering School in N.Z. (Established in 1973) |
| 1975: NZ Himalayan Exp to Mt Jannu, 25,250ft (Ref:NZAJ '76) |
| 1979 - 2012: Police Search Advisor to NZ Police |
| 1982: 1st. Ski Descent of Mount Cook,Nov.15 (NZAJ '83) |
| 1988-89, Supervisor, Skiing Louise Snow Safety Programme Development. |
| 1991: "Last Ascent" old East Face, Cook - 7 days before the face avalanched and summit lowered 10 metres (Art.Chch Press,ODT) |
| 1994: Freelance writer/photographer to Adventure, Wilderness, Wild (Aust), Rock & Ice(US); Out There(Aust); Mtn Bike (US) magazines |
| 1994 - Dec 03: 1st Ski Descent, Mt Tutoko with Chris Wayatt (Son) in 3-15 hour days. (Ref: NZAJ 1995 & Powder Mag.) (see Geoff's Mountain photos) |
| 1995:Mt. Cook - Guided ascent, Chris Ineson, CEO of NZ Sports Foundation |
| 1995: Formed Heli-ski Guiding Operation to service film crews & charter |
| 1996: Mt. Cook, Grand Traverse, guided ascent, (N.Z.A.J - 1996), Mt. Cook, Zurbriggen's Ridge, guided ascent |
| Nov 96 SAR Field Controller/Team Leader, heli-winch rescue, Therma Glacier. |
| Dec: Mt Cook Grand Traverse w client/Neil Robinson(50) |
| Dec95-Feb '96: 4 Mt. Aspiring guiding ascents; incl: Beryl Wayatt's 1st ascent & GW's 47th ascent |
| Climbing Courses: 24 days instruction |
| 1995-98: Director, MtnRec. Heli-Ski Guiding operation |
| 1999/2002/03/04/06/07:
Nepal - 27 day Trek/Climbing Exps to Everest
region 2001 - Writer, NZ Mountain Safety Council - Alpine Manual 2006: 22nd ascent, Mt. Cook -Includes: 3 Grand Traverses of Aoraki/Mt. Cook Feb 2004,05,06: 3 day Mt Sefton climbs Feb 2006 Guided ascent of Classic Climb/North Ridge, Mt. Sefton Feb 2008 82nd ascent of Aspiring via NW Buttress w/ 3 clients 1979-2011 NZ LandSAR Advisor to NZ Police 2011 - 3x Guided ascents of SW ridge, Aspiring in year w/4clients. Dec 2011 GW's 10th Ascent of Minarets Feb 2012 87th ascent, Aspiring, NW Buttress w/3 clients. Oct 2012 - 8th ascent, Eli de Beaumont 05 Nov 2012/ 24th ascent, Aoraki/Mt. Cook & 15 Nov 2012 - 25th ascent;20 Dec.26th Ascent 
 Geoff,Tasman Saddle hut Dec2012 DB skied six glaciers in 5 days w/GW in Dec2012
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