Cape Campbell, Marlborough, 14-15 June 2014

Leader & Scribe: Chris Louth One of the joys of driving to a campsite is that it allows you to take more gear. So it was, as two vehicles laden with nine people and various ‘luxury’ items headed over to the east coast for a change. We got to the...

Blumine Island – Queen Charlotte Sound, 1-2 Dec 2012

Leader: Uta Purcell Weather predictions changed this trip from an overnight camping experience to a very enjoyable and quite unusual one-day trip. We embarked in Picton on our hired private water taxi, which took us 22km out into the Queen Charlotte...

Lees Creek Hut, Raglan Range, 8-9 Dec 2012

Leader: Jo Kay This was an overnight trip which made it an easy-medium grade compared to the same one-day trip. A 4WD is required to cross the Six-Mile ford immediately after the ski field access road. Raymond saved us from walking the extra 5km from...

Lees Creek Hut – Raglan Ranges, 28-29 July 2012

Leader: Dion Pont We were told that the Rainbow-Hanmer Road was closed, so we drove up the Leatham Valley, finding the roads very icy. At Boulder Stream, the ford was badly damaged, requiring an effort to cross. The passengers seemed to enjoy this...

Lees Creek - Raglan Ranges, 14-15 Apr 2012

Leader: Ken Ridley Five members enjoyed perfect weather for this weekend trip. After the hassle of getting the key and opening the gate, we had a pleasant walk to the hut flat where we stopped for lunch. The route above the hut flat to the next flat in...