Upper Te Hoe Hut, Whirinaki FP, Sat/Sun 29/30 August 2015 Map: BH38/BG38 We love tramping in the Whirinaki FP, because the bush is so green and lush. It is a long drive in to Plateau Road, where Alison and I were dropped off. Ted assisted with driving the car around, along with Simon’s car, to… [Read More]
Archives for August 2015
An ab-fab weekend on the Kaweka Range
Kaweka FP, Saturday/Sunday 22/23 August 2015 Map: BJ37 The weather was perfect on the Saturday, so I set out for a solo Kaweka tops tramp. My original destination was Ballard Hut, but getting up to the tops was dodgy with patches of ice. I did not have crampons or ice axe, so took it very… [Read More]
Te Waka (Te where?)
Te Waka, Wednesday 19 Aug 2015 The forecast was “wind changing to the North-west and rain in the afternoon”. (There was no mention of the showers in the morning and severe gales from mid-morning.) The forecast temperature for Napier was 18˚. Te Waka is a high point (1020 metres) overlooking SH5 at Te Pohue. The… [Read More]
Rain stopped the tramp
Saturday August 15, 2015 Our proposed trip in the Kaweka FP, from the quarry to Iron Whare and out via Kaweka Flats, was not possible due to Kaweka Road closure after heavy snow earlier in the week. An alternate tramp to Black Birch Bivvy from Lotkow Road was proposed. This then changed to Parks Peak… [Read More]
August 2015 News
Contents: Anniversary Dinner Challenge Cup Joint Tramp Tramp Intentions – August 29, 2015 and the weekend Anniversary Dinner – October 8th. The Anniversary Dinner venue has been finalised. The Bluewater Hotel Restaurant (upstairs and overlooking the sea). The dinner will be a buffet and cost $40 pp. More info. on this as we get closer… [Read More]
Te Puia Lodge and the hot springs on a cold winter’s day
Makino Hut, Te Puia Lodge and Mangatainoka Hot Springs, Kaweka FP, Wednesday August 5, 2015. Map: BJ37 With 11 on board the van and five in Bruce’s car, we set off from Church Road at 7.30, picking up Kelvin the Scribe at Julia’s on Puketitiri Road. The forecast was for rain from the north-west in… [Read More]
The answer was blowin’ in the wind
Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday August 1, 2015 Map: BK36 The wind was atrocious. We could hear it raging from the car park at North Block Road, so the chances of us getting to Top Maropea Hut would be nigh-on impossible if the sound was our yardstick. So we enjoyed the walk up to… [Read More]