Wooded Peak, Nelson, 10 Sept 2017

Leader: Barry James Although the day dawned fair, there were two of us for this excellent, but energetic, day walk. Thence by car to the Brook and we started walking at 8:45am through the Redwood grove and onto the old, classic 4WD road which now runs...

Scotts Knob, Leatham Conservation Area, 25-27 Aug 2017

Leader: Mike Drake We departed Nelson at 2:00pm on Friday. With Steve driving along with Leah, we collected Pat and Chris and headed to Belgrove. Mike arrived soon after and we loaded up Mike’s Hilux 4WD and headed towards the Leatham off the Wairau...

Snow Skills Day, Rainbow Ski Field, 20 Aug 2017

Leader: Debbie Hogan & David Cook This was a great day in the mountains. While the weather wasn’t perfect, the ‘newbies’ still had fun. Organised and run efficiently by tertiary tutor, Debbie Hogan, and aided by secondary teacher David Cook. The wind...

Golden Bays Walks, 11-14 Aug 2017

Organiser & host: Brian Renwick Pupu Valley Walkway Saturday dawned fine and, after a leisurely start from the too comfortable accommodation, we drove to Pupu Hydroelectric Power Station, at 250kW, not one of NZ’s mightiest, but on a lovely site. A...

Rocks Hut, Mount Richmond FP, 29-30 July 2017

Leader: Leah Parker Eight keen starters on this frosty July morning. Parking in Brook Street, we were ready to follow the predator fence of the Brook Sanctuary then join the Dun Railway Trail. We knew the first part of the track was some of the...