Lewis Pass Tops and Lake Christabel, Lewis Pass Scenic Area, 9 Mar 2024

Another NTC Epic covering some new ground the club has not visited. What an invite then, a four day play on the Lewis Tops awaited. Weather dictated that we do the trip in reverse, adding another 300m climb, an easy pay off to get good weather over...

Jollie Brook Circuit, Lake Sumner Forest Park, 3 Feb 2024

Waitangi Weekend, 3–6 February 2024 We spent a night at the DOC campsite cooking shelter, Lake Taylor The carrot that dangled was the promise of an ‘easy 3–4 day riverside ramble... a good leg-stretcher.’ By the time Waitangi Weekend arrived, our...

Mt Owen crossover via Lookout Range, Kahurangi National Park, 28 Jan 2024

This trip needed good weather for tops travel and navigation so a decision was made to delay departure for 24 hours from originally planned. This unfortunately meant that two of the registrants and the one reserve missed out due to work commitments and...

Cascade Saddle and Glenorchy tramps, Mt Aspiring NP, 10 Jan 2024

A rather small, but dedicated group (Chrissy came all the way by bus from Nelson for this!) gathered in CHCH on the eve of the 9th, to discuss last logistics and pack. Day 1) 10th Jan Early drive to Wanaka, checked in with DoC, parked at lakefront and...

Leatham - Molesworth Loop, Marlborough, 29 Dec 2023

Predicted rain in the Raglan Range caused us to make a last-minute change of the start point as we were advised not to access the route via the Leatham Valley. This required an extra day. Nine trampers set off in the rain at 9am on Friday 29th Dec 23,...