Waipawa Saddle, Ruahine FP, Map: BK36. Wednesday 17 August 2016 The ducks were all in line for this trip. Recent snow and now an anticyclone was bathing Hawke’s Bay, promising clear fine weather for a tramp to the tops. The plan was to reach Waipawa saddle via part-way up Sunrise Track before dropping down to… [Read More]
A quick trip to Sunrise
Sunrise Hut, Wednesday February 13, 2013. Map: BK36 The trip planned was to Sunrise Hut, Armstrong Saddle, Te Atuaoparapara, Waipawa Saddle and Waipawa River. The clouds hanging over the ranges did not look promising, but we continued with the plan. There was a light drizzle on leaving the car park at the start; however, jackets… [Read More]
Boys’ Own Capers around Sunrise
Sunrise Hut and Armstrong Saddle, Friday October 23 2009. Map: BK36 Trampers: Gordon Tapp, Paul Exeter, Murray Goss, Ray Slavin, Paul Hendy, Christopher Redfern-Wilson, Wade Sawyer, John Dobbs and Murray White Hawke’s Bay Anniversary Day, and the weather report the previous night suggested south-easterlies and showers dying out. However, we woke to light drizzle and… [Read More]
