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Geoff Wayatt Profile
Life Member- NZ Alpine Club &NZSAR Wanaka
27 Aoraki, 92 Aspiring ascents in 55 year career
25 Nov 2013: Geoff completed another guiding assignment on Mt. Cook last Sat (23rd Nov.)in excellent weather and conditions.
23 Nov2013
20 Dec2012: Midnight start w/Joe M. Snow-shoed 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 2012. 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.in darkness and snowstorm.
Note: Geoff & Otago Uni remeasured Aoraki by Sat/GPS to 3724m
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
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GEOFF WAYATT |
| Professional Mountain Guiding since 1966. |
| Licenced Mtn. Guide:Mt.Aspiring National Park since 1974; Mt.Cook Nat.Park.since 1984 |
| PROFESSIONAL Member: Canadian Avalanche Assoc. 1990-2022; WORKSAFE Construction Blasting Ticket,2024 |
| 1966 – 05 Feb. 2023: 92 Ascents, Mt. Aspiring (15 via SW ridge) |
| 1967 - 25 Nov 2013: 27 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 |
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1999/2002/03/04/06/07: Nepal - 27 day Trek/Climbing Exps to Everest region
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