Brook Waimarama Sanctuary, Nelson, 14 July 2013

Leader: Chris Louth Typical of the upper Brook in winter, it was cold and frosty when a good-sized group of eleven met at the Sanctuary carpark. Most hadn’t spent much time in this area, even though a maze of tracks and it’s proximity to Nelson make it...

Parachute Rocks – Nelson Lakes NP, 8 June 2013

Leader: Kate Krawczyk The weather forecast was pretty dodgy for the tramp but we decided to go for it and see how we went. It was drizzling in Richmond that morning but as we drove south to St. Arnaud the clouds parted and there was blue skies. It...

Pepin Island, Cable Bay – Nelson, 26 May 2013

Leader: David Blunt Club members were outnumbered by visitors for this trip which saw 23 trampers assemble at the far end of the Cable Bay causeway to do a circuit of the six km2 island named by the French explorer Dumont D’Urville after his wife. Soon...

Commentary Cave - Upper Takaka, Golden Bay, 20 Apr 2013

Leader: Alison Pickford Alison Pickford organised a joint weekend with the Nelson Speleological Group. 4 NTCers, 2 visitors and 8 cavers gathered at the Rat Trap corner, Upper Takaka. Showery weather and report not good but the cavers insisted they had...

Beebys Knob & Hut – Mt Richmond FP, 13 Apr 2013

Leader: Uta Purcell The 4WD road that leads from Tophouse Rd up to Beebys Knob and beyond is certainly a quick way to tramp to the destination. Once on the ridge below the knob the road is more natural and traverses beautiful tussock country. The cloud...