Ahuriri Circuit, Wednesday February 3 2010 Trampers: Vic Bullock, Paul Exeter , Keith Moretta, Geraldine Oliver, Kelvin Shaw, Peter Slagter with Manfred Hausler and Jeanne Van Den Hout joining in on the aborted plans A and B and reporter Ken Ross. Our scheduled trip for the day was up the Waipawa River and over the… [Read More]
Capturing the best of Cape Kidnappers
A walk to Cape Kidnappers, December 16 2009 Day-trippers: Leader Alison Greer (to whom, special thanks), Noeline Blair, Vic Bullock, Carol Finch, Manfred Hausler, Ali Hollington, John Marshall, Keith Moretta, Loretta Pearson, Peter Slagter, Ray Slavin, Alex Stevenson, Jeanne Van Den Hout, Viv , and Ken Ross What a great way to wrap up our… [Read More]
The clouds rose – and so did the spirits
Sparrowhawk Range, Wednesday Oct 28 2009 Trampers: Paul Exeter, Vic Bullock, Peter Slagter, Robyn Smith, Keith Moretta, John Marshall and Ken Ross Our start was at the bridge over the Taruarau River on the Napier-Taihape Road. The weather wasn’t at all promising as we made our way over the Gentle Annie but had improved a… [Read More]
Fun and sun, in surprising snow
Te Iringa – Roberts Hut, Wednesday May 13 2009. Map U20 Trampers: Noeline Blair, Kelvin Shaw, Peter Slagter, Ted Angove, Alison Greer, Robyn Smith, Garry Whincop, Murray Goss, Jeanne van den Hout, Graham Bell, Manfred Hausler and Ken Ross To everyone’s surprise, the conditions as we got out of the van at the top of… [Read More]
A damp tramp back into the mists of time
Upper Te Hoe Hut, Wednesday, April 1 2009. Map: V18 Trampers: Alison Greer, Ron Morison, Vic Bullock, Penny and Arthur Mead, Paul Exeter, John Marshall, John Mason, Robyn Smith, Peter Slagter, Peter Youren and Ken Ross We left the van in the Pukahunui car park in the Whirinaki Forest Park to do the in-and-out tramp… [Read More]
Rueful days and happy nights, on Ruapehu
Ruapehu Week, March 6-12 2009 With Nolene Blair, Vic Bullock, Manfred Hausler, John Marshall, Jeanne Van Den Hout and Ken Ross Only a small group made the annual trip to the ATC lodge on Ruapehu. We were hoping for a week of summer tramping up the mountain, but the weather gods weren’t kind. It started… [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]
