Posts Tagged ‘Rock Climbing’

Rock climbing with Youth Development Programme

Parting Shot: Once I got more confident and got in closer on the steep rock, I was able to get much more interesting angles of the climbers. While not everyone's cup of tea, I certainly like the thrill of photographing from up high in the vertical world!

Yesterday I was invited by Brook at Hangdog Climbing Gym to photograph an outdoor training exercise for the New Zealand Army’s Youth Development Programme rock climbing at Titahi Bay near Wellington. The plan was to meet the group at the base of the cliffs mid morning following all of the training and start shooting the [...]

May 07, 2010 | Categories: Sports | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

Results from second training session at indoor climbing gym

Unknown climber reaches the "crux" or hardest part of the climb and shows determination on his face to pass it.

Today I went back to Hangdog Climbing Gym in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. I worked with Brook on doing a “Prussick” setup to ascend a fixed rope. We spend a long time figuring out using the gear in the best way. After much trial and error, I managed to get myself up the rope about [...]

Apr 29, 2010 | Categories: Sports | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

Rock Climbing training

Hangdog Gym – Images by Mark Tantrum Today I took the first step in becoming an adventure sports photographer in the vertical world. I arranged to have a training session at the Hang Dog Climbing Gym. The owners let me try out gear and learn the “ropes” of ascending a stationary rope. This is essential [...]

Apr 21, 2010 | Categories: Sports | Tags: | Leave A Comment »