The club’s 10th Anniversary Tramp Banner Pix: The HTC memorial cairn, and Mts Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe are the view on a beautiful day Among the 35 who turned out for the Anniversary tramp this year were Doug and Mehyrl Fraser, Bevan Campbell and Matthew Porteous, Patricia Donovan (a previous treasurer), Geoff Robinson from the Heretaunga… [Read More]
A tramp down Memory Lane, Episode 2: Mad dash down the Mohaka, on lilos and inner-tubes
Lilo trip, 2 February 1980, Mohaka River Banner Pix: Are we having fun… Warning: If you tried this today, Health & Safety, OSH, SAR and every nanny in the state would be down on you like a ton of bricks. Our dare-devil trampers tackle the mighty Mohaka without any buoyancy aids, wet suits or helmets!… [Read More]
Sojourn to Shute’s Hut
Banner pic: At the historic hut, a lonely place to live Shute’s Hut, Kaweka FP, Saturday 7 March 2020 Map: BJ37 Eight of us set off for the walk to Shute’s Hut in the Northern Ruahines. We reached the end of Comet Road at 8.30, then started the steep climb up to the Komata trig…. [Read More]
The highest peak beckons for Cherie, Denise and Sue
Kaweka J, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 29 January 2020. Map: BJ37 Banner Pix: Kaweka J, now just a waratah standard, with additional prayer flags. Fifteen of us set off from Park Island at 7.30am, most with the Kaweka J summit in their sights. It is the highest peak in the Kaweka Range (1724m). The weather was… [Read More]
Time to cool off in the Mangatutunui
Middle Hill – Whetu, Kaweka FP, Saturday 25 January 2020 We left Park Island at 7am on a foggy morning with a full vanload – 12 trampers in all, including five “newbies”. Initially it was thought that John Dobbs would be the lone male but he was joined by Geoff and Barry. The foggy conditions… [Read More]
It was a long day
Middle Hill – Whetu – Makino, Kaweka FP, Saturday 30 November 2019 Banner Pix: The broad top, below Whetu looking northwest to the Makino Hut track. Nine of us left Park Island in two vehicles at 7am, looking forward to our tramp up to Whetu, via Middle Hill Hut then completing the loop coming down… [Read More]
The Kaweka Ranges provided views and good weather
Makino Spur – Mangaturutu Hut – Venison Tops – Ballard Hut, Whetu and Middle Hill,Kaweka FP, Labour Weekend, 19-21 October 2019 The long-planned trip was a four-day outing to tramp around Mt Ruapehu. However, the forecast was for two splendid days in-between two cold, blustery wet ones. Because the snowline was very low for this… [Read More]
We were not to be defeated by 40kt winds
Kuripapango, Kiwi Saddle Hut, Castle Camp, Kaiarahi, Mackintosh Spur to Hut, Mackintosh car park, Kaweka FP, Map: BJ37. Saturday 19 October 2019 Banner Pix: The junction to Kiwi Saddle Hut/Cameron Hut. The weekend tramp to Burn Hut, Tararua FP, was cancelled, but the weather further north was looking OK. Checking on Windy.com, the forecast was… [Read More]
High winds scupper Kaweka J
Anniversary tramp, Te Puia Lodge, Kaweka FP, Saturday 5 October 2019 Seventeen hardy souls keen to do the traditional anniversary tramp up to Kaweka J (highest point in the range) met at Park Island on Saturday morning and spent 10 minutes wondering if they were going to get anywhere. Juliet, the organiser, had an alarm… [Read More]
A tale of bits and boobs
Makahu Saddle to Middle Hill Hut, Kaweka FP, Saturday 7 September, 2019. Map: BJ37 Banner Pix: Kaweka Flats Bivvy The weatherman said snow for Friday, snow for Sunday but fortunately knew we had a tramp on Saturday and the forecast was good. On arriving at Makahu Saddle our organiser Lynette confessed she had left the… [Read More]
Pesky pines and stoats in the Kawekas
Mackintosh car park – Mackintosh Hut – Lakes car park circuit, Kaweka FP, Wednesday 14 August 2019. Map: BJ37 Banner Pix: John with a stoat. After a cool 7.30am departure from Park Island, 11 of us travelled to Mackintosh car park to start tramping at 8.55. The tramp was to have been from Lakes car… [Read More]
Sunshine all the way in the Kaweka FP
Mackintosh to Lawrence, Kaweka FP, Saturday 10 August, 2019. Map: BJ37 Banner Pix: Trying to keep the boots dry, just before crossing the Donald River Five trampers departed in two vehicles on a mild Saturday for the Taihape Road and Mackintosh Hut area. We did a car swap at the Lawrence Road car park and… [Read More]
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