Mt Rolleston: from carpark to the top [Silent Climbing in New Zealand]

Climbing Mt. Rolleston (high peak) via Rome Ridge and returning via Otira Slide, a classic New Zealand route graded Alpine I;2+ in mid-November. Complete route to help you see almost every meter of this great mountaineering adventure.

[@michu5872]

Beautiful place, nicely filmed. Thank you for sharing and all the best in your travels!

[@alpine_squad]

Thanks 🙏, @michu5872! It’s such a serene environment that we can’t help it but share this beauty with everyone

[@EL-gn2om]

Well done, and excellent musical choices- thoroughly enjoyable with your minimal alpine attitude up Rolly.

[@alpine_squad]

Thank you 🙏 Love that you enjoyed watching it… It was a little bit of a stretch for Angelica, and definitely pushed her out of her comfort zone, but she’s done very well! Appreciate your comment!

[@johnallsopp6324]

This video deserves far more views. I was amazed, horrified, and totally absorbed. Cheers.

[@alpine_squad]

Thanks for your feedback, John! I am so thrilled you could walk the whole way up and down with us by watching this video - it was what we were trying to achieve… - Angelica

[@rawmeatdumpling]

Hi, what kind of backpack do you use and what would you recommend for mt rolleston?

[@alpine_squad]

Heya, we use Osprey backpacks and have quite a collection of them already, lol. For a one-day return mission like Mt. Rolleston, Angelica would normally use an Osprey Mutant 22L backpack, and I would use an Osprey Variant 28L backpack. However, on that day, we had our Osprey Mutant 52 and Osprey Variant 52 because we were also planning a 4-day mission up the Waimakariri River to climb Mt. Murchison later that week, and those were the only backpacks we had with us. The volume of your backpack will usually be determined by several factors such as the complexity of the route, the gear needed, and your ability to pack and use less stuff.

[@barryvanderhaven688]

I know a bloke who has climbed that 50 times..

[@alpine_squad]

There aren't many of these blokes around, are there? I guess we might be thinking of the same person here 🙂 Lucky you guys living in Christchurch, you can climb Rolleston almost every weekend! 🏔️😊