Roding River Mines - 6 February 2005

Roding River Mines. Organiser: Grahame Harris Fifteen people assembled at the Roding River carpark, and after signing in, set off toward the Champion Mine. This was a reversal of the usual route at the suggestion of the caretaker, as it would enable us...

Marsden Valley Bush Tracks - 30 January 2005

Marsden Valley Bush Tracks. Organiser: Robyn Walsh Eleven people were set to do the walk on the scheduled 23 January, but with my usual obligatory low cloud and drizzle, the walk was called off. 30 January was really nice but due to the date change,...

Mt Travers/Upper Travers Hut - 29-31 January 2005

Mt Travers/Upper Travers Hut. Organiser: David Blunt. The Anniversary weekend trip was rescheduled from one which was cancelled 12 months earlier due to bad weather. There were no such worries this time with warm settled conditions and after a slightly...

Crusader - 16 January 2005

Crusader. Organiser: Tony Haddon Veeerrry hot day. 8 starters, 6 summiteers. Large falling rock on way up and large falling rock on way down. Particularly itchy and scratchy undergrowth. Two chamois on top. Two pairs of shorts written off. One pair of...

Downie Hut - 15-16 January 2005

Downie Hut. Organiser: Grahame Harris After we failed to meet a prospective new tramper due to a communication failure, twelve people eventually set forth in three vehicles to the car park in the colossal dairying empire at the foot of the Tutaki...