Ben Nevis – Mt Richmond FP, 3rd May 2026

Making the most of the autumnal sunshine casting its soft warm hues, we were blessed to access 1619m Ben Nevis, a favourite local climb in both rock or snow. Just 40 minutes drive and you are able to ascend to enjoy stunning views of the Waimea Plains,...

Paske & Begley Huts, Rainbow Conservation Area, 25-27 Apr 2026

OVER THE RAINBOW Paske-Begley Huts Loop, Rainbow Conservation Area Many members are familiar with the windswept Rainbow Valley, and the smattering of small huts in the connecting valleys. It was more than a decade since I bagged Begley Hut with Dion...

Brook Sanctuary, Nelson, 11 Apr 2026

10 participants gathered at the Brook Sanctuary Visitors Centre, paid their entry fees and set off just after 9am for a walk in the Sanctuary. We headed up on Koru Track through regenerating bush initially then into mixed podocarp and beech forest. We...

Plan B: Bryant Range Cross-over, Mt Richmond FP, 3 Apr 2026

The weather in Murchison looked marginal for the planned 1000 acre plateau Easter tramp, so the Leader made the call to do something more local and less exposed to the incoming weather. The Bryant Range runs behind Nelson- literally it’s our back yard....

Bryant Range Traverse, Mt Richmond FP, 1 Apr 2026

BRYANT RANGE TRAVERSE I 1-4 April 2026 (ALTERNATIVE EASTER TRIP) An ageing gentlemen from a tramping club in Auckland had moved to Nelson and impressed us with his ambitious ‘day trips’ over the remote Hacket Peaks and the untracked ridge along to Mt...