Old Man Circuit, Mt Richmond FP, 8 Oct 2016

Leader : Simon Garton We left Nelson at 6pm on a Friday night and didn’t start walking until around 8:30pm. It’s a long drive into the Wairau, along North Bank Road, then up the forestry roads to the car park atop Staircase Creek to access the track to...

Holyoake Clearing, Abel Tasman National Park, 1 Oct 2016

Leader: Sue Henley Our planned loop of Holyoake clearing and Abel Tasman Coastal track was originally scheduled for the Sunday but due to a bleak weather forecast, changed at the last minute to the Saturday. We left Richmond grey and overcast, as we...

Salisbury Lodge, Kahurangi N.P, 17-18 Sept 2016

Leader: Debbie Hogan On the previous evening it rained heavily. The weather forecast for the weekend was for showers at times. “To tramp or not to tramp?” We elected to take our chances and tramp. Five trampers set off in clearing weather, perfect...

Ben Nevis, Mt Richmond FP, 28 Aug 2016

Leader: Dan McGuire Four ambitious trampers started early after an ‘intrepid journey’ in Kelvin’s vehicle. (The leader suggested a wrong turn and we ended up on a horrendous forestry road.) After scrambling over logs and finding our way through the...

Angelus Hut via Robert Ridge, Nelson Lakes NP, 20 Aug 2016

Leader: Brian Renwick Well, I would say it is a minor miracle this trip flew. It was an on again, off again sort of affair in the week leading up to it but there was a flurry of last minute conversations, preparations and gear collection. In the end,...