Richmond Fire Lookout walk, Nelson, 27 Nov 2016

Leader & Scribe: Lawrie Halkett Even though the weather was a bit inclement two club members (Annette Le Cren and Lawrie Halkett) and two visitors (Marine and Julian – both French, living and working in Nelson), set out on the walk. From Hill Street in...

Robert Ridge Circuit | Nelson Lakes N.P, 5 Nov 2016

Leader: Michele Cunningham On a Guy Fawkes Saturday, eight trampers gathered to walk the Robert Ridge Circuit in Nelson Lakes National Park. We set off from the Mt Robert carpark up the steep but well-graded Pinchgut Track. The initial views of Lake...

Matai Bay Hut, Marlborough Sounds, 13 Nov 2016

Skipper: Ray Salisbury; Navigator: Ian Morris... ALONE, TOGETHER Piggy-backing opportunists, we were, going on a Claytons Tramp - the tramp you do when you’re not having a tramp. While Marie Lenting’s large party of enthusiastic hikers set off from...

Mount Duppa, Mt Richmond FP, 9 Oct 2016

Leader: Graeme Ferrier Hopes for a fine day were high as a group of ten set off on the first climb to Mt Duppa for a couple of years. Previous tramps had been disappointing, due to low cloud obscuring the view, and more recently, the forestry access...

Old Man Circuit, Mt Richmond FP, 8 Oct 2016

Leader : Simon Garton We left Nelson at 6pm on a Friday night and didn’t start walking until around 8:30pm. It’s a long drive into the Wairau, along North Bank Road, then up the forestry roads to the car park atop Staircase Creek to access the track to...