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Dew Lakes – Leader: Uta Purcell When our two carloads of eager trampers got into their gear at the Maitai Dam a third car turned up, its occupant was Gary Davies, relieving caretaker at the Dam. He had dropped by to say hello. With his seal of approval...
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Red Hills Plateau – 19 October 2003
Red Hills Plateau – Leader: Kath Ballantine We left Stoke at 7.30 and by 9am we were walking across the paddocks towards the farm track that took us up to the Red Hills hut. Morning tea at the hut when we were joined by Tony Haddon who had motor biked...
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Kahikatea Track, Grampians – 5 October 2003
Kahikatea Track, Grampians – Leader: Robyn Walsh The day was clear and sunny, or so it seemed, when my party of 6 met at the southern end of The Grampians in Clifford Ave, Bishopdale, at 9am. It evolved into a day of passing snow-shower clouds and cool...
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Ben Nevis - Leader: Roger Minchin The forecast was for a rough night with heavy rain but clearing during the morning. The first part of the forecast was correct and it had stopped raining at 7am; 13 of the original 21 who intended to come turned up...
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Wooded Peak – 7 September 2003
Wooded Peak – Leader: Dan McGuire A fine day saw Arthur Jonas, Yvonne Kyle, Andrew Hutchison, Jim Maxwell, Neil Thomas, and leader Dan make record time on the tramp up an uncharted ridge and down Wells Ridge and over Sunrise Ridge. We stopped midway up...