Golden Crown to No Mans, Saturday September 26. Map U20/BK37 Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Geoff Donkin, John Dobbs, Murray White, John Gray, Julia Mackie, Alison Greer, Dennis Mitchell (newcomer) and Jude Paton Ten keen trampers, including a newcomer, were determined to make it all the way to No Mans Hut this time round. The… [Read More]
Archives for September 2009
Our radio-controlled rendezvous with the elusive Blew
Kiwi Health Check – Conservation Week, September 18 2009 Back in 2002, fewer than 500 kiwi lived in the Kaweka Ranges and the species was effectively extinct south of Hawke’s Bay. That year, the newly formed Environment, Conservation and Outdoor Education Trust (ECOED) sprung into action to help reverse the decline. As part of the… [Read More]
Staying one step ahead of the wind…
Moorcock Saddle, Longview Hut, then along Daphne Track, Wed Sept 16 2009. Map: U22 Trampers: Alison Greer, Ken Ross (photographer), Vic Bullock, Kelvin Shaw, Robyn Smith, Peter Slagter, Nolene Blair, Paul Exeter, Gary Bowler, Ron Morison, John Marshall, Manfred Hausler, Keith Moretta, Jeanne Van Den Hout, and Gordon Tapp Twelve trampers travelled in the van… [Read More]
Holding on to our hats around Holdsworth…
Weekend trip to Mt Holdsworth area: Powell – Jumbo circuit September 11-13 2009 Trampers: Sue Marshall, Julia Mackie, Denise Payne, Jude Paton, Geraldine Oliver, Murray White, Ted Angove, Geoff Donkin, Paul Exeter, Les O’Shea and John Gray Eleven enthusiastic club members assembled late on Friday and finally got away from Napier just before 5pm, in… [Read More]