BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b07f7ffaec065316a6e7f282ac208af1 CATEGORIES:Extended Trip CREATED:20241010T110018 SUMMARY:Moss Pass URL;VALUE=URI:https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1475/moss-pass?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF REGISTRATIONS.\nArrive at Sabin e Hut for the night late Wednesday (via water taxi. Should be possible to l eave after work. Last taxi 4.30pm dept, cost $65pp one way). Then walk to B lue lake Hut on Thursday (Waintangi Day. We might have to camp), 8.5 hrs. T hat gives us more options to split the following days if needed.\nPlan A: F riday Moss Pass. Saturday down to Morgan or d'Urville Hut. Go home Saturday night or stay in d'Urville hut. Water taxi and drive home Sunday\nPlan B: Allow to stay put on a rainy day and walk all the way out the d'Urville and water taxi out on Sunday. Home Sunday night.\nI have not done this tramp. It is partly a route only, with very steep sections. All times quoted are e stimated and taken from DoC site. Please read the reports in the links belo w and be sure you have the fitness and experience necessary for this tramp. \nWednesday:\nleave Nelson at 2.30pm at the very latest, ideally by 1.30pm, depending on trampers' work schedule. Water taxi to Sabine Hut, 480m asl. $65pp for taxi if 4 or more. Hut must be booked!!! Bed costs $25. Or free c amping near the hut with camping/backcountry pass, no booking. Camping $10 without pass.\nThursday\nis a long day! 8.5 hrs to Blue lake Hut. Hut must be booked, $25!! Or camp for $10, or camp free with backcountry/camping pas s. 1190m asl.\nFriday\nacross Moss Pass (steep!!) to George Lyon/Ella Hut, 16 bunks, $10 or hut pass, no bookings, 660m asl. Moss Pass is 1785m up, st eep route. Fitness and alpine experience required!!!\nSaturday\n4 hrs to Mo rgan Hut, 545m asl, 10 bunks, $10 or pass, no bookings. Preference, dependi ng on weather, is to continue to D,Urville Hut, 10bunks, $10 or pass, no bo okings, 480m asl. Stay there for the night or taxi out.\nDepending on weath er, we either walk/taxi out late on Saturday, or Sunday lunch time (if stay ing at Morgans), or Sunday afternoon.\nSunday\nget home, either from Morgan s or d'Urville hut, plus taxi, $65pp.\n\nFinish Sunday, water taxi back and drive home.\nhttps://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/trip-reports/trip-repo rt-filter/751-moss-pass,-nelson-lakes-np,-26-dec-2016\nhttps://trippytrampi ng.blogspot.com/2016/04/durville-moss-pass-sabine-and-some-huts.html\nhttps ://www.parawaitc.org.nz/index.php/trip-reports-2020/trip-report-91\n\n\n\n\ nTrip Leader : Astrid Brauksiepe\nPhone : 021 252 0877, 03 927\nEmail : Thi s email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabl ed to view it.\nArea : Nelson Lakes National Park\nPanic Date : 10-02-2025\ nGrading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\nG rade : Fit\nCost : The travel distances are used to calculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. However, if you kn ow the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete . Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to h ave a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is respons ible to entering this information.\nSealed km (Enter the number of kms trav elled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 0\nUnsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\nSignoff : Default is Programme, please set the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your tr ip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEvent Status : Cancelled\n This event was imported from: https://live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1475/moss- pass?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

THIS TRIP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF REGISTRATIONS.

Arrive at Sabine Hut for the night late Wednesday (via water taxi. Should be possi ble to leave after work. Last taxi 4.30pm dept, cost $65pp one way). Then w alk to Blue lake Hut on Thursday (Waintangi Day. We might have to camp), 8. 5 hrs. That gives us more options to split the following days if needed.

Plan A: Friday Moss Pass. Saturday down to Morgan or d'Urville Hut. Go home Saturday night or stay in d'Urville hut. Water taxi and drive home Sun day

Plan B: Allow to stay put on a rainy day and walk all the way out the d'Urville and water taxi out on Sunday. Home Sunday night.

I hav e not done this tramp. It is partly a route only, with very steep sections. All times quoted are estimated and taken from DoC site. Please read the re ports in the links below and be sure you have the fitness and experience ne cessary for this tramp.

Wednesday:

leave Nelson at 2.30pm at th e very latest, ideally by 1.30pm, depending on trampers' work schedule. Wat er taxi to Sabine Hut, 480m asl. $65pp for taxi if 4 or more. Hut must be b ooked!!! Bed costs $25. Or free camping near the hut with camping/backcount ry pass, no booking. Camping $10 without pass.

Thursday

is a lo ng day! 8.5 hrs to Blue lake Hut. Hut must be booked, $25!! Or camp for $10 , or camp free with backcountry/camping pass. 1190m asl.

Friday

across Moss Pass (steep!!) to George Lyon/Ella Hut, 16 bunks, $10 or hut p ass, no bookings, 660m asl. Moss Pass is 1785m up, steep route. Fitness and alpine experience required!!!

Saturday

4 hrs to Morgan Hut, 54 5m asl, 10 bunks, $10 or pass, no bookings. Preference, depending on weathe r, is to continue to D,Urville Hut, 10bunks, $10 or pass, no bookings, 480m asl. Stay there for the night or taxi out.

Depending on weather, we either walk/taxi out late on Saturday, or Sunday lunch time (if staying at Morgans), or Sunday afternoon.

Sunday

get home, either from Mor gans or d'Urville hut, plus taxi, $65pp.

Finish Sunday, water taxi back and drive home.

https://live.nelsontram pingclub.org.nz/trip-reports/trip-report-filter/751-moss-pass,-nelson-l akes-np,-26-dec-2016

https://trippytramping.b logspot.com/2016/04/durville-moss-pass-sabine-and-some-huts.html

https://www.parawaitc.org.nz/index.php/trip-reports-2020/trip-report -91

Trip Leader :
Astrid Brauksiepe
\n
Phone : 021 252 0877, 03 927\n
Email : This email address is being protected from sp ambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.\n
Area : Nelson Lakes National Park\n
Panic Date : 10-02-2025\n
Grading : Select an appropriate grade for the h ardest day on your Trip.\n
Grade : Fit\n
Cost : The travel distances a re used to calculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complet e these values. However, if you know the values, for example by using Googl e Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IM PORTANT: The rate table needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilo metre. Trip coordinator is responsible to entering this information.\n
Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 0\n
Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\n
Signoff : Def ault is Programme, please set the Status to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelle d' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Completed or Cancelled the even t WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\n
Event Status : Cancelled\n
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