Mt Robert capers, Nelson Lakes NP, 22 June 2024

This day trip morphed from the survivors of the overnight Robert Lodge and Angelus Hut trip which was abandoned before it started, mainly due to illnesses. Three intrepid trampers arrived at Mount Robert car park to find it surprisingly almost empty;...

Industrial Heritage Walks, Nelson Lakes NP, 16 June 2024

The Walks We departed at 8am from Richmond in a downpour after a final vote that we were doing something sensible on a winter day with a bad forecast! We briefly stopped at the Glenhope Railway station en route to Murchison and had a short walk around...

Parachute Rocks, Nelson Lakes NP, 2 June 2024

A three-day club trip to the Karamea area for Kings Birthday Weekend had been planned but unfortunately had to be cancelled the week before. It seemed a shame not to get out walking so I put up a short notice day trip to Parachute Rocks, and was...

Beebys Knob and Hut, Mt. Richmond FP, 19 May 2024

Beebys Hut squats on the border of Nelson and Marlborough, and so attracts locals from both regions. Mountain bikers, hunters, four-wheel drive enthusiasts, and trampers like us. A few different routes can be used to form a loop, (although a short car...

Brook-Third House-Fringed Hill circuit, Nelson, 14 Apr 2024

The registered numbers were 7 but there was a no-show so 6 of us kitted up at the BWS visitor centre. We headed through the double gate into the Sanctuary ever optimistic that the clag and light drizzle would pass. It was mild with no wind. The...