Rosvall Track – Tarn Bivouac, Wednesday, February 18 2009, Map U22. Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Gary Bowler, Peter Slagter, Murray White, Julia Mackie, Manfred Hausler, Jeanne Van Den Hout, Alison Greer, Paul Exeter, Vic Bullock and Keith Moretta Cloud-covered Ruahines greeted 11 members on a still and warm day. From the end of Mill Road, and… [Read More]
Archives for February 2009
Doing the Sentry Box Shuffle
Sentry Box – Golden Crown, Wednesday, February 4 2009, Map U21 Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Ken Ross, Peter Slagter, Ron Morison, Julia Mackie, Suzanne Collins, John Marshall, Vic Bullock, Murray White, Keith Moretta, Gary Bowler, Jenny Bray, Rosemary Jeffery and Paul Exeter One vanload and two cars headed from Kereru to Mangleton Road, to do the… [Read More]
Not so much a tramp, more a wander…
Makaroro River to Barlows Hut and variants, Wednesday, January 21 2009 Trampers: Graham Bell, Nolene Blair, Vic Bullock, Paul Exeter, Murray Goss, Manfred Hausler, Rosemary Jeffery, John Marshall, Ron Morison, Kelvin Shaw, Roz Snijders, Thelma Tasman-Smith, Jeanne Van Den Hout, Keith Moretta, Hillary Proctor (visitor) and Ken Ross Sixteen (including a visitor) set out from… [Read More]
A hard row Te Hoe, and a side-track to Brian’s Bivvy
Te Hoe River – from Mohaka River junction (with permission from Maori Trust land owners), Saturday, February 14 2009, Map V19 Trampers: Ted Angove, Colin McNatty, Jude Paton, Nolene Blair, Les O’Shea, Julia Mackie, Alex Thomason and John Dobbs Six morphed into eight, so we had an economical vanload as we set out up the… [Read More]
In search of Kiwi Saddle, and finding other unexpected places
Kiwi Saddle via Kuripapango, January 31-February 1 2009, Map U20 Trampers: Ray Slavin, Ted Angove, Murray Goss, Sue Marshall and Julia Mackie It’s many years since I undertook the hardships of a weekend tramp into the hinterland of the Kaweka Range – namely, Kiwi Saddle Hut. I was eagerly looking forward to this arduous journey,… [Read More]