Pearse Resurgence – Kahurangi NP, 8 Jan 2012

Leader & scribe: Brian Renwick We parked a bit short of the road-end to avoid the last rough part. Walking off up the Pearse Valley we immediately had to ford as the bridge was no longer there: a taster of what was the dominant feature of the day, with...

Sylvester Hut – Kahurangi NP, 7-8 Jan 2012

Leader: Uta Purcell It must’ve been good weather that allowed this trip to become a two-in-one-tramp; easy, relaxed, sociable and interesting. Four members, Marie Lenting, Roger and Maureen Cotton and myself, reached the hut for an early lunch on the...

Parapara Peak - 14-15 May 2005

Parapara Peak. Organiser: Jim Maxwell A party of five set out on the Saturday morning with a gloomy forecast to find weather on the other side of the Takaka Hill impeccably clear. Just nice and cool enough at this season to make the longish ascent...

Fenella Hut/Cobb Valley - 7-8 May 2005

Fenella Hut/Cobb Valley - Organiser: Grahame Harris. On Saturday we started walking just after 10am and reached Fenella Hut mid-afternoon. Two people pitched tents because there were others at the Hut, then six of us set off for the saddle above the...

Mt Robert/Speargrass - 1 May 2005

Mt Robert/Speargrass - Organiser: David Nielsen When I rang DOC on Saturday morning for a weather update, I was told of forecast high cloud, 40km winds and snow along Robert Ridge. Well, no high cloud, just low cloud over the lake and a gentle breeze...