Parks Peak via Sentry Box, Saturday 11 September 2010. Map: BK37 Trampers: Colin McNatty, Denise Payne, Sue Marshall, Mark Marchal, Murray Goss, Les O’Shea, Ted Angove, John Marshall, Simon Hill and Geoff Donkin Ten of us set out. The weather forecast was for rain later in day. We were scheduled to go to Parks Peak… [Read More]
A wild and windy trek to Parks Peak
Sentry Box to Parks Peak, Wednesday July 22 2009. Map: U21 Trampers: Alison Greer, Ken Ross, Vic Bullock, Kelvin Shaw, Robyn Smith, Peter Slagter, Keith Moretta, Murray White, John Marshall and Gordon Tapp Due to bad weather, access was denied for us to tramp as programmed on two Puketitiri farms, and Parks Peak area was… [Read More]
When going downhill seems more like an uphill battle
Upper Makaroro or Barlow’s Hut, Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29 2009. Map: U21/22 Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Ray Slavin, Murray Goss and Julia Mackie Our grateful thanks to Ray for enabling us to have dry feet from the start. His wagon was able to ford the Makaroro River and we parked at… [Read More]
Parks Peak Hut was never like this… until now
Parks Peak – Ruahines, Saturday Sep 6, 2008. Map: U21 Trampers: Paul Exeter, Simon Hill, Jeff Donkin, Sue Marshall, Rosemary Jeffery, John Dobbs, Peter Youren, John Gray, Ted Angove, Murray Goss, Murray White, Jude Paton, Alison Greer, Matt Green, Denise Payne, Julia Mackie. Report by Jude Paton A van and an extra carload set out… [Read More]
