Loz Ogle
lead guide & managing director
Managing Director and Lead Guide Loz Ogle has been climbing for over 20 years. He studied Outdoor Education and has worked in the industry, both here in New Zealand, and in Italy, Wales and Australia for over 15 years. When not at work or at the local crag Loz can be found skiing at Treble Cone, volunteering for the local Search and Rescue group or developing his green thumb in the garden.
Llewellyn Murdoch
guide
Llewellyn or Llew is an adventure enthusiast, rock climbing guide and mountaineer hailing from the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand!
From a young age Llewellyn was drawn to the power and beauty of nature and all its changing environments. This was how Llewellyn found climbing and how he fell in love with it. As a professional guide Llewellyn has worked in many outdoor roles in New Zealand and as an alpine/rock guide in the USA.
Llewellyn has a good eye for picking the right challenges, looking after clients to the highest degree and leading the charge!
Llewellyn's personal climbing focuses on climbing long and varied routes. It doesn't matter what the grade is,for Llewellyn quality is what counts.
Llewellyn has climbed technical alpine climbs and rock routes extensively throughout New Zealand and overseas. Expeditions to Ruth Gorge/Alaska, Chugach Range/Alaska, Patagonia/Argentina, Madagascar and Miyar Valley/Indian Himalaya as well as alpine, big wall and rock climbing in USA, Europe and Australia.
In 2017 Llewellyn and team mates on the "2017 NZAC Miyar Valley expedition" were awarded the "New Zealand Mountaineers of the Year Award" for their repeat ascent of a route on Neverseen Tower.
Jess Marriott
Guide
Originally from Australia, Jess has found her base in Wānaka. She has been working in the outdoor industry for more than 10 years and holds NZOIA Rock 2, Alpine 1 and Bush 1 qualifications. Nowadays her main employment is in management however she still spends her summers part time guiding and instructing rock climbing and tramping guiding. Jess's passion is rock climbing, spending much of her free time on the rock and in the mountains. Jess has a relaxed and caring manner with her clients and enjoys passing on knowledge to aspiring climbers.