Welcome to Kiwiclimber's web page

Photo: Peter Engström

I come originally from New Zealand and am now living in Sweden.

In my spare time I'm a keen rockclimber and orienteer and sometime whitewater canoeist (or kayaker, for those who speak American English).  Since spending several 8 month-long winters up here in Kiruna (c. 140 km north of the Arctic Circle), I have also become a keen ice climber (see my ice climbing page) and ice skater. I'm a member of the Kiruna climbing club (Kiruna klätterklubb - K3), of IFK Kiruna's orienteering section and the local whitewater club, Forspaddlarna Kiruna.

* Photos:

Rock climbing

• Yosemite Valley, California:
  • 1980-81
  • 2000 - West Face of Leaning Tower, The Prow on Washington Column and Lurking Fear on El Capitan
  • 2002 - Zodiac and Mescalito on El Capitan
  • 2006 - The Nose, El Capitan
  • 2009 - attempts on Tangerine Trip and Dihedral Wall on El Capitan
  • 2012 - South Face of Watkins
• Yosemite Valley and High Sierra, California: September 2010
• Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows: Sept-Oct 2011
• Bishop area, California: Autumn 2011
• Desert towers and Indian Creek, Utah: October 2010
• Zion, Utah, and Red Rocks, Nevada: October 2010
• Luossavaara, Kiruna: selection and Aug 2005
• Northern Norway:
  • Crags near Narvik, May 2007
  • Efjord, south of Narvik, summer 2007
  • Lofoten:
    • June 2008
    • May 2009
    • Aug. 2009
    • July 2010
  • Efjord, Haugfjell and Ørnflåget, July 2008
  • Stetind, July 2011

Aid climbing

• Stiberg, south of Narvik, Norway:
  • 2003
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2007

Bouldering

• Gaisenjarga, west of Kiruna
• Focksta Kvarn, near Uppsala

Ice climbing in Swedish Lapland and Northern Sweden

• Ice climbing round Kiruna:
  • selection to Nov 2006
  • selection 2003-2007
• Hidden Valley, Kaisepakte, 2004
• Kaisepakte/Gaisebakti, March 2006
• Njulla and Hidden Valley, 2007
• Rautasjaure/Ravvtasjavri:
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008
• Stora Sjöfallet:
  • March 2007
  • March 2008
  • March 2010
  • March 2011
• Porjus/Harsprånget:
  • March 2006
  • March 2007

Canoeing/Kayaking

• Norrlandsturen 2024, kayaking meet at Trollforsen, Piteälven, northern Sweden, July 2024
• Norrlandsturen 2023, kayaking meet at Trollforsen, Piteälven, northern Sweden, July 2023, and extras
• Norrlandsturen 2022, kayaking meet at Trollforsen, Piteälven, northern Sweden, July 2022 (on Facebook)
• Grand Canyon, Colorado River, USA, October-November 2015
• Green and Colorado Rivers, Utah, USA (Labyrinth, Stillwater and Cataract Canyons), October 2010
• Vindelälven and Åman, Västerbotten, Sweden, July 2008
• Kawarau River, South Island, New Zealand, Jan. 2008
• Grand Canyon, Colorado River, USA, July 2003

Orienteering and Mountain Marathons

• Jukola orienteering relay, Finland:
  • 1999 in Eurajoki.
  • 2006 in Salo.
  • 2007 in Lappo.
  • 2008 in Tampere.
  • 2009 in Mikkeli.
  • 2010 in Nurmijärvi.
  • 2011 near Hamina.
  • 2012 in Vantaa near Helsinki.
  • 2013 in Jämsä.
  • 2014 in Kuopio (on Facebook).
  • 2015 in Paimio near Turku/Åbo.
  • 2016 in Lappeenranta.
  • 2018 in Lahti.
  • 2021 in Rovaniemi.
  • 2022 in Mynämäki.
  • 2024 in Kauhava.
• Abisko 2-day orienteering event 2007
• Tiomila 2023 orienteering relay in Skellefteå.

Cross-country skiing

• Near Kiruna Easter 2008

Ice skating

• Near Kiruna:
  • Oct. 2006
  • Winter 2007-2008
  • Autumn 2008
  • Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009 (on Torneträsk at Abisko)
  • Oct. 2009
  • Oct.-Dec 2009
• Elsewhere:
  • Vikingarännet (Uppsala-Stockholm), 80 km, Feb. 2010