Parachute Rock/Rough Creek Cross-over 3 October 2021

The Club has tramped the St Arnaud ridgeline many times over the years via Parachute Rock or via the “Grunt Track” up a steep spur part way along the lake. It has also tramped/clamoured up Rough Creek, which is the outlet to the largest tarn in the...

Mt. Takorika Tramp, 23 October 2021

Mt. Takorika Tramp, 23 October 2021 Grade: Easy/moderate (700m climb, steeper at the top) Participants: Uta P, David C, Rob L. Trip leader and scribe: Maaike van H Three of us left Nelson at the nice and laid-back hour of 09:00 am and, picking up Uta...

Champion Mine Circuit, Roding River Reserve 9 Oct 2021

Add text and images here After a Saturday sleep-in six of us met at the Richmond car park at 9 am and thence a short drive to the top of Aniseed Valley. A feature of the day was to be several river crossings, and the rivers, although clear and...

Snow Skills at Robert Lodge, Nelson Lakes NP, 18 Sep 2021

As we left Nelson and began our journey toward St. Arnaud it became clear that we were heading toward a dark shelf of cloud in the south. The tops of the mountains remained hidden from view, fuelling much speculation about just how much snow would...

Snow Tramp @ Rainbow ski field, Nelson Lakes NP, 13 Aug 2021

Three carloads spilled out into the carpark at Rainbow ski field after an icy drive up early on a Sunday morning. There was much chatter as people introduced themselves, booted up, checked packs and conferred custody of the carrot cake. We all looked...