Heartbreak Ridge, Nelson, 10 Jan 2016

Leader: Bob Renshaw It’s been a couple of years since I last crossed the Heartbreak Ridge so I thought it would be good to repeat the trip to see if much has changed. Unfortunately not! It is just as rough and scrubby as ever. By the time we had...

Walk & Sail, Abel Tasman N.P, 20 Dec 2015

Skipper: Brian Renwick On a bright, sunny Sunday morning, five walkers left Marahau at 7.45am with the aim of joining Brian Renwick’s catamaran Canopus at The Anchorage in Torrent Bay by 11.30am. With only a brief drink stop en-route, we arrived at the...

Trig K/Pelorus Bridge, Marlborough, 13 Dec 2015

Leader: Marie Lenting On a beautiful day early in December, nine members enjoyed a great day at Pelorus Bridge where we walked the 6km loop track from the cafe to Trig K (390m). The track follows an easy nature walk before entering a native forest hill...

Cloustons Mine/Gordons Pyramid, Kahurangi N.P, 6 Dec 2015

Leader: Pat Holland Our party of five left Nelson earlyish, but with some trepidation as the weather forecast was dubious. At Flora Saddle, it was quite windy and cloudy. However, by the time we got to Flora Hut there were small patches of blue sky and...

Beeby’s Knob, Mt Richmond FP, 29 Nov 2015

Leader: Graeme Ferrier The tramp to Beeby’s Knob had not been completed by the Club for sometime, so a good turnout of 10 members committed to the climb in late November. Most of us arrived on-time at Beeby’s car park but two committee members had...