Roaring Stag and Cattle Ridge, 31 July-1 August, 2021 Banner Photo: Cattle Ridge Hut has received a great makeover We headed off with good weather forecasts for the Tararuas. You don’t get that very often. Arriving at the Putara Road end, we could see about nine cars in the car park. Obviously other people had… [Read More]
A little bit of everything in the back-country
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]
