Ellis Basin/Twins - 20-21 November 2004

Ellis Basin/Twins. Organiser: Andy Clark A compact group of 5 set off from the Baton valley to commence the good haul up to the Ellis Basin and hut. Being 20 years since the organiser had travelled by this route it didn't take long to refresh his...

Rush Pool & Dew Lakes - 14 November 2004

Rush Pool & Dew Lakes. Organiser: Carl Horn The weather looked reasonably okay in the morning, so the 17 of us ventured off in good spirits. But just a little after 10am we felt the first few raindrops. Ugh! By noon the rain was pelting down, and up at...

Mt Mantell (private trip) - 6-7 November 2004

Mt Mantell (private trip). Organiser: Tony Haddon Just south of Murchison near the Matakitaki end of the Maruia Saddle road, a large orange track marker indicates the route up Mt Mantell, named after a Maori Land Court official. 10 am Saturday morning...

Sylvester Lakes - 6-7 November 2004

Sylvester Lakes. Organiser: Marianne Hermsen We set off from the Cobb Dam carpark at about 9.30am and it was already sufficiently hot to see us hug the shade at the side of the track. A pleasant and easy 2 hour walk to Sylvester Hut where we unpacked...

Sylvester/Lockett/Kill Devil - 6-8 November 2004

Sylvester/Lockett/Kill Devil. Organiser: Jim Maxwell This trip started at the Cobb Dam and ended at Uruwhenua, a few kilometers down the road towards Takaka from the Cobb Road. We drove to Uruwhenua, parked the cars and boarded a minibus from Kbus to...