Sylvester Hut – Kahurangi NP, 30 Sept - 1 Oct 2012

Leader: Ray Salisbury Following on from our successful trip over Mount Peel, my car-load stayed in the vicinity for an extra day. Only the leader had ventured into this neck of the woods, so he was eager to show his guests his favourite corner of...

Balloon Hut, Mount Peel – Kahurangi NP, 29-30 Sept 2012

Leader: Ray Salisbury with Shaun Barnett (below) Alison volunteered to lead the advance party while I fetched Shaun Barnett from Nelson airport. Back at my home, he was reacquainted with my wife, a colleague from his high-school days. Alison txted me...

Flanagans Hut – Kahurangi NP, 30 June - 1 Jul 2012

Leader: Silvano Lorandi It was intended to be Mount Luna but a landslide on the Wangapeka Road forced us to find an alternative destination. Would you go tramping in the middle of winter in the depth of a valley where the sun eludes you for the whole...

Navigation Training Weekend – Glenhope, 28-29 Apr 2012

Mike & Deidre Glover kindly hosted the Club at their marvellous holiday property on the Dry Weather Road, a few km from Glenhope turnoff. Mike also coordinated the training. In their beautiful little wooden cottage we did our eating, drinking and...

Brown Hill – Kahurangi NP, 18-19 Feb 2012

Leader: Mark Graesser Brown Hill looms above the Heaphy Track as it sidles gently from Brown Hut to Perry Saddle. However, today’s route was only constructed around 1887-1889. For some 25 years previously, a track from the Aorere to Heaphy Rivers (the...