hˈɔːl hæd hɪz ɹˈiːəl stˈɑːɹt wɪð mˌaʊntɪnˈɪɹɪŋ wɛn hiː pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən nˈæʃənəl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi mˌaʊntɪnˈɪɹɪŋ klˈʌb ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt.
Hall had his real start with mountaineering when he participated in the Australian National University Mountaineering Club expeditions to New Zealand from 1975 to 1978.