Had a bit of a mission today. First we had the obligatory climbing session at Paynes, then we took an afternoon off and went to Wharariki Beach, which is about an hour northwest. It’s accessible by a long, circuitous dirt road, then a hike along a path winding...
Takaka, tiny, two-block Takaka, threw a pretty wicked Mardi Gras — even if the parade consisted of 15 people. But at least the crowd was huge! Yesterday was a super productive day of climbing — Alicia lead a few lines and continued to get used to being on...
