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The historic Galbraith Hut

Silhouettes in the fog, en route to Galbraith

May 23, 2012 by Keith Moretta Leave a Comment

Galbraith Hut – Taraponui, May 23 2012

We arrived on a beautiful clear, frosty and calm morning, with lifting heavy fog blanketing the Mohaka Valley. A very cold start had the group quickly readied for the day and setting off up the farm track.

Starting in fogBeautiful silhouettes of people walking ahead in the fog for the first 30 minutes gave a picturesque air for the day. Steadily climbing, we tramped into sunshine for the remainder of the day. Part of the farm streams were fenced off for the native trees with horopito, hoheria, kahikatea, kanuka and ferns alongside the track as we continued to climb.

After another hour, we stopped for a morning break at Galbraith Hut. From the farm track, the hut is hidden amongst the native trees. The four-bunk hut was alive with memories from past trampers staying the night.

The historic Galbraith HutAfter 60 minutes more spent steadily climbing up the foothills and passing Ahuateatua, the group began the ridge-top walk to Taraponui. Remnants of snow from last week’s wintry blast still remained in the southern hollows.

The group reached Taraponui at lunchtime, enjoying spectacular views of Ruapehu and Tongariro in heavy snow, along with the Kawekas, the Mohaka Valley and Mangahuruhuru Range and the Ahimanawa Range.

The trig at Taraponui, a good place for a group photoAfter lunch, many group and personal photos were taken. Then we had a leisurely return walk, reaching the van about 3.00pm.

It was a day to remember for long Autumnal shadows, calm and sunlit skies, and for our new member, Ann Nelson, a great day to begin tramping.

Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Alison Greer, Robyn Smith, Ken Ross, John Marshall, Ann Nelson, John Burrell, Jenny Burns, Diane Hills, Isobel Holdaway, Gordon Tapp, Gary Bowler and Keith Moretta

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We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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