Mt Angelus Summit in the Snow, Nelson Lakes NP, 22 August 2023

Finally the ducks came in a row and hohoho off to the snow we go. With MTC fellow Trampers we totaled eight, six from this side of the Whangamoas. Duckie one.. Weather was a hit. Two glorious days of sunshine and no to low winds. We left the hut at...

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...

Ben Nevis - North Peak Crossover, Mt Richmond FP, 26 Feb 2022

A new trip for NTC, many of course having cruised up Ben Nevis and North Peak or Gordons\North Peak combo. We wanted to join the dots, the middle section being off track and rendezvous at Hunters hut. It all looked doable and was a trail in places. Our...

Inwood Lookout to Ben Nevis, Mt Richmond FP, 26 Feb 2022

Traversing past a unmarked tarn on the Red Hills tops that looked suitable for camping in good weather (marked on map) The ridgeline south of Ben Nevis has beckoned on numerous trips to that summit but no club trip has travelled along it in some time...

Pinnacle 2120M, Marlborough, 9 Jan 2021

We were certainly out there "doing it" , the body gave us all good feedback after 17 hours on the trot. Leaving Bolder Forks Hut at 7am, we arrived back at 2300 to front up to the last hours walk to the cars. By arriving at the cars at ten past...