Leader: Dan McGuire

Four ambitious trampers started early after an ‘intrepid journey’ in Kelvin’s vehicle. (The leader suggested  a wrong turn and we ended up on a horrendous forestry road.) After scrambling over logs and finding our way through the forestry, we found the Ben Nevis track.

As we climbed higher the views got better, but so did the icy wind get stronger. As we neared the summit, the snow was quite deep and visibility very poor. We made a speedy descent, but with lots of camera stops. The tops were loaded with snow and we could see the Inland Kaikouras.

Participants were Dan McGuire (leader), Kelvin Drew (navigator) with visitors Tom Otjens from Holland and Lisa Blenk from Germany.