Dragons Teeth, Northbound - Dec 30 2019

Day 1, Monday, December 30, 2019 Author: Don & Nicola Start: Trilobite Hut End: Waingaro Ridge​,​ 250m above Fenella Hut Northbound trampers​: Mike (leader), Pat, Sue, Madeleine, Debbie, Sam, Nina, Don and Nicola. Vehicle logistics​: Cobb bound – Mike...

Ellis Basin & South Twin, Kahurangi National Park - 13-15 Dec 2019

Leader: Silvano Lorandi Only four takers for this excellent trip that Silvano ran as a repeat for his one 11 months prior. Flora carpark was filling as we arrived and off we set in good order for a morning break at Mt Arthur Hut. The weather was fine...

Kirwans Hut, Victoria Forest Park - 29 Aug/1 Sept. 2019

Trip Leader: Madeleine Rohrer An early 7 am start got us going to Murchison where we enjoyed morning tea and then drove on to Capleston car park, close to Reefton. What a lovely and mild end of winter day. We followed the nice track along Topffer Creek...

Zampa Tops, Lewis Pass, 1 June 2019

Saturday morning, June 1 saw five people walking up the middle of State Highway 7 towards Lewis Pass. We were executing a variation of Plan B. Plan A was to traverse across the Opera Range to Anne Hut and the next day attain Henry Saddle and the Zampa...

Alpine Route - Richmond Forest Park - 4-8 May 2019

Three trampers, hopeful that the high over the country would last, set out from the Hackett car park at 8.45am, for a five-day adventure. An easy walk up-river to the turn off to Mt Starveall, then a slow section as we negotiated crossing the river...