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...

Cowin Spur, Kahurangi National Park - 28 May 2019

Leader: Richard Walker Oh, it was good to be back in this part of the country again. Five of us hardy souls set of at a sparrows fart for the Baton valley and the clear sky gave us hope that our one day fine weather window was going to happen as...

Tableland Circuit, Kahurangi NP, 25 May 2019

It is approximately 10.00 AM when our small team of 7 are ready to depart from Flora carpark and venture into Kahurangi’s Tablelands Circuit. The weather is forecasted to be chilly but we are well equipped and prepared to brave the 28 km route. We...

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...

Expedition through Ahuriri Conservation Park, Easter 19 Apr 2019

Leader: Kate Krawczyk Day 1 It was a long drive down to the Ahuriri Conservation area but it was worth it. We had a ten-day stretch including Easter and ANZAC holidays. This meant, for those of us who work, we only had to take three days’ annual leave....