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Welcome to Kiwiclimber's web page

Rick at 2nd bivy on Zodiac, El Capitan, Yosemite, 2002
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 have been a member of the local kayak club, Forspaddlarna Kiruna.

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Rock climbing

Yosemite Valley, California:
- 1980-81
- 2000
- 2002
- 2006
Luossavaara, Kiruna: selection and Aug 2005
Northern Norway:
- Crags near Narvik, May 2007
- Efjord, south of Narvik, summer 2007
- Lofoten:
- Efjord, Haugfjell and Ørnflåget, July 2008

Aid climbing

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

Bouldering

Kaisenjarga, 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, March 2006
Njulla and Hidden Valley, 2007
Rautasjaure:
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
Stora Sjöfallet:
Porjus/Harsprånget:
- March 2006
- March 2007

Canoeing/Kayaking

Grand Canyon, USA, July 2003 (thumbnails only)
Kawarau River, South Island, New Zealand, Jan. 2008
Vindelälven and Åman, Västerbotten, Sweden, July 2008

Orienteering and Mountain Marathons

Jukola orienteering relay, Finland:
- 2006
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
Björkliden Arctic Mountain Marathon (BAMM):
- 2006 day 1, 2006 day 2
- 2007
- 2008
Abisko 2-day orienteering event 2007