Mount Richmond, Mt Richmond Forest Pk - 30-31 Mar 2019

Leader/Scribe: Silvano Lorandi Easy access, nice track, comfortable hut and a peak with a lovely shape what can you ask more from a tramping trip? Ummm … perhaps a view from the top? Sadly, we missed that part, even going to the top on Saturday...

Mt Fishtail, Mt Richmond Forest Park - 22-23 Sept 2018

Leader: Michele Cunningham The forecast looked perfect for a weekend jaunt up Mount Fishtail in the Richmond Ranges near Blenheim. Leah, Peter and Michele were joined by Yee from Blenheim, on her first NTC trip. She had a long wait for us at the road...

Mt Richmond climb, Mt Richmond Forest Park - 14 July 2018

Leader: Debbie Hogan In June I climbed to Richmond Saddle Hut for the first time. The cloud was down, and while we enjoyed the climb, we had no views. The hut was cute, warm and the company was great for the night. The weather was worse the next day,...

Mount Fell Hut, Working Bee - 26-27 May 2018

Builder: Bob Janssen The final part of our efforts in the Mt Fell Hut restoration was to have a woodshed built. After working out a plan, pre-cutting and bundling up all of the required materials, we then dropped these off for the helicopter to collect...

Balloon Hut via Asbestos Cottage, Kahurangi NP. 2-3 Dec 2017

Leader: Liz Henderson By the time the weekend approached and the weather forecast had improved, 13 trampers had signed up for the trip. After we left Nelson around 7.30am we made a pitstop at different coffee shops in, or near Motueka, as some of us...