Ruahine Circuit: Waikamaka Hut, Wakelings Hut, Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine FP, Fri 23 – Mon 26 October, 2020. Map: BK36 Banner Photos: Negotiating the gorges on the Waikamaka River This circuit is one I tramped several years ago, and Wakelings Hut is one of my favourite huts in the Ruahine Forest Park. Six of us… [Read More]
A tramp down Memory Lane, Episode 6: Mitre Peak was conquered
Tararuas, Easter 1988 Banner Pix: The author, Dyan Coombes, on the Tararua tops It didn’t take more than a few last-minute phone calls to have Murray, Cathy, Carl and myself heading off to the Tararuas in my old ‘Trusty Rusty’ Escort van. We left Napier at 8am on Friday and half an hour this side… [Read More]
