• Brook Waimarama Sanctuary to Third House, Nelson, 4 Jul 2021

    18 trampers gathered in the frost at the entrance to Brook Waimarama Sanctuary at 9am for a walk through the Sanctuary to Third House. A little encouragement at the start and the majority of trampers obliged my request to carry up some tracking tunnels...

  • Barnicoat Range Traverse, Nelson, 7 Jun 2021

    Queen's Birthday arrived. The main club trip had been cancelled due to a dodgy forecast, which we ignored. Grant and Ray organised a car shuttle, and collected various folks in the CRV. We had a briefing at the Brook Sanctuary, where three of us...

  • Browning Hut, Mt Richmond FP, 16 May 2021

    A planned trip to Robert Ridge Bushline hut circuit was changed on Sat evening to a trip into Browning hut because of the predicted bad weather on Robert Ridge. 6 trampers left from the Hackett car park at 9.00. We had the pleasure of being...

  • Lake Alexander Hut-Bragging, Marlborough, 7 May 2021

    Lake Alexander | Ferny Gair Conservation Area, Marlborough Forecast rain had the leader looking for alternative destinations. The only dry piece of real estate in Aotearoa was Marlborough, so the destination was changed. Pell Stream Hut will be still...

  • Kirwans Track Circuit, Victoria FP, 24 Apr 2021

    The weather forecast was not promising but not bad enough to cancel the trip. And so it proved – middling good on Saturday and middling bad on days 2 and 3 with squally showers from the South but some sunny patches and no wind. There were 8 starters in...