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]
Dodging the downpours was the icing on our cake
Solstice tramp to Kiwi Saddle, Kaweka FP, Saturday/Sunday June 20/21 Map: BJ37 At the club meeting on Thursday night (before the Solstice tramp), it was suggested that as there were only four of us going on the weekend tramp, and all capable, we tramp to Kiwi Mouth Hut. The reasoning was that we would have… [Read More]
Are we all loving the workout, Yeah
Rogue Ridge, Kaiarahi Circuit Saturday, December 1 2012, Map: BJ37 Trampers: Julia Mackie, Alison Greer, Jenny Burns, John Dobbs, Isobel Holdoway, Ted Angove, Les O’Shea, Geoff Donkin, Paul Exeter, Gordon Tapp, Jude Paton, Charlotte Clack-Williams, John Marshall. This is a favourite with some members of the club, and required the van to be moved from… [Read More]
Up Rogue Ridge, and down Macintosh Spur in good weather
Lakes Road car park -The Rogue – Mackintosh Spur, Saturday August 13 2011 There were only eight out today; possibly the poor weather forecast earlier in the week put some people off. But we started out in the sunshine! Whatever happened to the bad weather? The top section of the track down to the Tutaekuri… [Read More]
A mixture of weather and terrain – a good walk
Kuripapango, Kiwi Saddle Hut, Castle Camp, Kaiarahi, Rogue Ridge, Saturday November 6 2010. Map: BJ37 Kuripapango Trampers: Colleen Perreau, Julia Mackie, Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Murray White, Colin McNatty, John Dobbs, Paul Hendy, Denise Payne, Ali Hollington, Sue Marshall, Ray Slavin Spring provides more variables than any other time of year, and this was one… [Read More]
A good day out for contortionists
Lakes car park – Rogue Ridge – Kaiarahi – Mackintosh Spur, Mackintosh Hut, Mackintosh car park, Saturday, October 17 2009. Map: BJ37 Kuripapango Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, John Dobbs, Colin McNatty, Jude Paton, Julia Mackie, Geraldine Oliver, Murray McIndoe, Bridget Seque, Denise Payne and Simon Hill By 9am, we were off from the Lakes… [Read More]
The rocky route that’s simply a stunner
Kuripapango-Kiwi Saddle-Kaiarahi circuit, March 4 2009 Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Gary Bowler, Peter Slagter, Murray White, Julia Mackie, Graham Bell, Thelma Tasman-Smith, Alison Greer, Paul Exeter, Vic Bullock, Robyn Smith, Les O’Shea, Ron Morison, Ken Ross, John Mason, John Marshall and Keith Moretta We arrived at the Lakes car park, Kuripapango, on a clear and calm… [Read More]