Contents: AGM – May 5 Kelvin Shaw was elected as our Club President. Geoff Donkin is the Secretary. See the contacts page for the full details of this year’s NTC committee. Safety in the Mountains We have recently seen two expensive rescues involving club members – and none of the incidents occurred “in the mountains”…. [Read More]
Archives for April 2016
Three passes plus another two for good measure
Arthur’s Pass: March 2016. Part 1. The banner picture is of Lake Browning and the Wilberforce River, taken during the climb up Mt Harman. Three plus two were: Harman Pass, Whitehorn Pass, Browning Pass, Pope Pass and Kelly Saddle Pass. Day 1: We caught the bus eastwards to the far side of the Waimakariri River… [Read More]
Stunning views and lots of sunshine in the Kaweka’s
Kaiarahi circuit Wednesday 27 April 2016 Kaweka FP, Map BJ37 We arrived at the Lakes car park, Kuripapango, at 8.30 on a beautiful clear, calm, but cool day. Murray, Dorothy and Kelvin set off to walk the Macintosh circuit, while Vic, Peter and John were exploring Kuripapango. The remaining seven headed for Kiwi Saddle Hut,… [Read More]
Team Fluoro in the Kaweka Ranges
Kaweka FP, Anzac Weekend: 23-25 April 2016 Map: BJ37 We were all aware that the hunting season is at its peak, so Team Fluoro was born. Geoff had his orange beanie, Juliet her bright pink top, Alison her fluoro biking top, and Julia had a fluoro vest tied onto her backpack. We intended to be… [Read More]
Wind is not everyone’s cup of tea
Longview Hut and back down Daphne Track, Ruahiune Forest Park Saturday 23 April 2016 Map: BL36 A beautiful sunny day saw eight of us, led by Johnny Dobbs, heading up to Longview Hut. The track is nicely graded to near the top of the range, and then there are a few wee steep ups and… [Read More]
April 2016 News
Contents: Federated Mountain Club Executive Ruahine User Group – Operations Report Federated Mountain Club Executive You will know by reading the March Bulletin and a recent mailing to your club that it is that time of year when nominations for FMC Executive are called for. The Central Region covers a big chunk of tramping country… [Read More]
Another disappearing track from NZTopo50 BK37
Yeomans/ Parks Peak/Barlows Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Saturday, April 9 2016 Map: BK37 and BK36 Early in April seemed a good time to have the season’s final walk involving multi-river crossings. However, unseasonable drizzle and cool weather meant that anticipated plunges into the river weren’t to be! It wasn’t raining when we left Napier with… [Read More]