Red Hills Hut, Mt Richmond Forest Park - 4 Mar 2018

Leader: Leah Parker There are several club members who like to take their children or grandchildren tramping. It is a great way to develop an appreciation of nature, well away from the highly-commended David Attenborough programmes. Or the...

Walk Sail, Abel Tasman National Park. 21 Jan 2018

Leaders: Brian Renwick & Debbie Hogan The morning was a balmy 18-degrees when the six set off from Nelson at 7am. Considering it is a Great Walk, the track was relatively quiet. We stopped at Stillwater Bay for morning tea. Lucy and Debbie went for a...

Trig K, Pelorus Bridge, 14 Jan 2018

Leader: Graeme Ferrier There had been two months of hot dry weather in November and December, so the thought of a walk through trees with the option of a swim to finally cool off had much appeal. That was the thinking behind the Trig K walk. But of...

St.Arnaud Range, Nelson Lakes N.P. 17 Dec 2017

Leader: Kate Krawczyk Our plan was to climb up the Parachute Rocks track on to the St. Arnaud Range, then follow the ridgeline northeast, descending to the top of the Alpine Meadows Road. I only had one carload of trampers which meant that Ben brought...

The Nevis.....and Beyond, Richmond FP. 3 Dec 2017

Organiser: Barry James Aim: to climb to the Ben Nevis summit trig and traverse the summit ridgeline for a kilometre to the higher south peak, previously seen years ago by Barry as an intriguing wild alpine area through windblown cloud. Departed...