Pearse Resurgence – Kahurangi NP, 8 Jan 2012

Leader & scribe: Brian Renwick We parked a bit short of the road-end to avoid the last rough part. Walking off up the Pearse Valley we immediately had to ford as the bridge was no longer there: a taster of what was the dominant feature of the day, with...

Sylvester Hut – Kahurangi NP, 7-8 Jan 2012

Leader: Uta Purcell It must’ve been good weather that allowed this trip to become a two-in-one-tramp; easy, relaxed, sociable and interesting. Four members, Marie Lenting, Roger and Maureen Cotton and myself, reached the hut for an early lunch on the...

Arthurs Pass Trip A – Arthurs Pass NP, 1-6 Jan 2012

[ Bealey Spur – Avoca River – Wilberforce River – White Col – Barker Hut – Waimakiriri River ] Leader: Ruth Hesselyn. Obeisant Followers: Brian Renwick, Mike Drake, Carole Crocker, Pat Holland, Marijke Boers (scribe). Dear fellow & would-be-intrepid...

The other Arthurs Pass Trip, 1-5 Jan 2012

A new twist on an old classic: [ Edwards Hut – Otahake Hut – Tarn Col – Walker Pass – Hawdon Hut – East Hawdon Biv – Waimakariri ] Leader & Scribe: Ray Salisbury Navigator & Hut-Bagger: Dion Pont I was visiting the long-drop at Woolshed Creek Hut when...

Arthurs Pass Trip B – Arthurs Pass NP, 1-6 Jan 2012

[ Avoca Hut – Anti-Crow Hut via Wilberforce ] Mike Drake & Brian Renwick The Arthurs Pass trip split at Hanging Valley Creek; the party of four to return to Avoca Hut and head to the Anti-Crow Hut via Sphinx Saddle, the party of two to continue on the...