BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c5caf289d27b17e3aa2d747d9038ce56 CATEGORIES:Overnight Trip CREATED:20251012T201429 SUMMARY:Sylvia Tops, Lewis Pass URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1569/sylvia-tops,-lewis-p ass?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Note: We have postponed the trip for one week due to the weather.   The tra vel to the Nina Valley bridge/ Palmers Lodge is now scheduled for Saturday the 31st Jan and coming back on Sunday 1st Feb. From the Palmers Lodge park ing area we would start the 3hr walk up the Nina Valley/River to the hut.Th e next track section, in parts steep, continues through beech forest toward s the Devilskin Saddle. We will stop short of the saddle at the bushline an d camp at the old hut site. No idea how many camp/tent spots there are and I could not find any info about it.The next morning we would continue to th e saddle and turn east walking up through scree and scrub/tussock to PT1625 . Traversing the Tops offers promising views and looks reasonably straightf orward in good conditions.The steep descent at the end of the ridge leads u s back to the Nina River for the crossing and a soaking for our overheated feet.Trip Leader : Gion Deplazes\nPhone : 0277374357,035268520\nEmail : Thi s email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabl ed to view it.\nBooking Enquiry Contact (Leave blank unless Contact is diff erent from Trip Leader) : Gion Deplazes\nArea : Lewis Pass Scenic Area\nPan ic Date : 26-01-2026\nGrading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your Trip.\nGrade : Fit\nCost : The travel distances are used to ca lculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these value s. However, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journ ey) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip c oordinator is responsible to entering this information.\nCost $ : 50\nSeale d km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 450\nUnsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/f rom trip.) : 0\nSignoff : Default is Programme, please set the Status to ei ther 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the number of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the status is Co mpleted or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calendars.\nEv ent Status : Completed\nTotal : 4\n This event was imported from: https://w ww.live.nelsontrampingclub.org.nz/events/1569/sylvia-tops,-lewis-pass?tmpl= component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Note: We have postponed the trip for one week due to the weather.   The tra vel to the Nina Valley bridge/ Palmers Lodge is now scheduled for Saturday the 31st Jan and coming back on Sunday 1st Feb. From the Palmers Lodge park ing area we would start the 3hr walk up the Nina Valley/River to the hut.Th e next track section, in parts steep, continues through beech forest toward s the Devilskin Saddle. We will stop short of the saddle at the bushline an d camp at the old hut site. No idea how many camp/tent spots there are and I could not find any info about it.The next morning we would continue to th e saddle and turn east walking up through scree and scrub/tussock to PT1625 . Traversing the Tops offers promising views and looks reasonably straightf orward in good conditions.The steep descent at the end of the ridge leads u s back to the Nina River for the crossing and a soaking for our overheated feet.< td class='label'>Cost :
Trip Leader :
Gion Deplazes
\n
Phone : 0277374357,035268520 \n
Email : This email address is being protected from spambot s. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.\n
Booking Enquiry Contact (Leave blank unless Contact i s different from Trip Leader) :
Gion Deplazes
\n
Area : Lewis Pass Scenic Area\n
Panic Date : 26-01-2026\n
G rading : Select an appropriate grade for the hardest day on your T rip.\n
Grade : Fit\n
The travel distances are used to calculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ordinator will complete these values. Howe ver, if you know the values, for example by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to the drivers and participants. IMPORTANT: The rate ta ble needs to have a month and year value for cents/kilometre. Trip coordina tor is responsible to entering this information.\n
Cost $ : 50\n
Sealed km (Ent er the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/from the trip) : 450\n
Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : 0\n
Signoff : Default is Programme, please set the Statu s to either 'Completed' or 'Cancelled' when appropriate. Also enter the num ber of Visitor and Total numbers on your trip. Thanks. NOTE: When the statu s is Completed or Cancelled the event WON'T appear on the Home page calenda rs.\n
Event Status : Completed\n
Total : 4\n
This event was imported from: https://www.live.nelson trampingclub.org.nz/events/1569/sylvia-tops,-lewis-pass?tmpl=componentDTSTAMP:20261014T040332 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260203 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR