Mt Angelus, Nelson Lakes NP, 13 Sep 2020

Five of us girls left Richmond 6am Saturday to rendezvous with the Marlborough Tramping Club (MTC) at Robert car park for 8am. With bluebird skies ahead, finally some of us got to experience our first snow of the year. None of us were expecting to be...

Golden Bay Weekend, Kahurangi NP, 5 Sep 2020

To cross or not to cross the river...that is the question. Murphy’s law would have it that our Golden Bay trip fell on a wet, breezy weekend with primo weather on either side. Undeterred by murky conditions, two compact groups of three set off from...

Rocks Hut, Mt Richmond FP, 11 Jul 2020

Bluebird skies greeted five eager beavers as we assembled at 8.30am on Saturday and were chauffeured by Pat to our starting point at The Brook Sanctuary. We followed the Sanctuary fence line for a bit, then onto the Dun mountain trail, stopping to...

Buckland Peaks, Paparoa NP - Feb 22nd-23rd, 2020

Leader: Kate Krawczyk Participants: Debbie Hogan, John Whibley, Leah Parker, Catherine Doherty, Troy Dixon, Clare Quested, Sue Henley Eight happy trampers set off from Nelson at 7:30 am on Saturday morning. A coffee stop at Rivers cafe in Murchison was...

Mt Starveall, Mt Richmond FP, 29 June 2019

Human wind vane on ridge approaching Mt Starveall. Wouldn't it be a great idea (I thought) to have a tramp and stretch my legs just before embarking on a 38 hour door to door trip to the UK - an exercise in patience, and sitting down... I'd been up the...