Sylvia Tops, Lewis Pass, 31 Jan 2026

After having to postpone the 24th/25th Jan. trip to the following Sunday/Monday and then further adjust the start date back to 31st Jan. due to adverse weather, we finally got underway on Saturday morning. We arrived at the start of the Nina Valley...

Lewis Pass Tops and Lake Christabel, Lewis Pass Scenic Area, 9 Mar 2024

Another NTC Epic covering some new ground the club has not visited. What an invite then, a four day play on the Lewis Tops awaited. Weather dictated that we do the trip in reverse, adding another 300m climb, an easy pay off to get good weather over...

Pell Stream Hut, Lewis Pass, 24 Sep 2022

Pell Stream Hut | Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve, West Coast Participants: Ray Salisbury & Kathy Engelbrecht Winter was over; spring had sprung. The destructive forces of nature that had hammered Nelson during August were but a memory. It felt time had come...

Zampa Tops, Lewis Pass, 1 June 2019

Saturday morning, June 1 saw five people walking up the middle of State Highway 7 towards Lewis Pass. We were executing a variation of Plan B. Plan A was to traverse across the Opera Range to Anne Hut and the next day attain Henry Saddle and the Zampa...

Foleys Track & Magdelen Hut, Lewis Pass, 16 Jul 2016

Leader: Mike Drake What was an ambitious weekend trip in good conditions, became ‘Mission Impossible’ after heavy snowfall shortly before the trip. However, we had options. So, on Saturday morning we left NZDA’s Palmer Lodge and headed up the road. We...