Ellis Hut – Kahurangi NP, 29-30 June 2013

Leader & scribe: Dion Pont Postponed from the previous weekend, Dion cajoled us into a second attempt. It was mid-morning on a Saturday when he ferried us further along the farm road from the Baton Valley in his trusty Suzuki jeep. While the old track...

Mt Stanley – Marlborough Sounds, 29 June 2013

Leader: Silvano Lorandi In the puzzle of sea and land that is the Marlborough Sounds some fortunate mountains are high enough to promise a spectacular view. Mt. Stanley (971m) on the map appears as a distinctive peak possibly high enough to conquer the...

The Grampians – Nelson, 29 June 2013

Leader: Robyn Walsh There wasn’t much interest for the Saturday walk – only one plus an invitation to another person made this happen. Our trio met on Robinson Rd, off Brook Street. A cheery volley of braying from a large male donkey greeted us as we...

Parachute Rocks – Nelson Lakes NP, 8 June 2013

Leader: Kate Krawczyk The weather forecast was pretty dodgy for the tramp but we decided to go for it and see how we went. It was drizzling in Richmond that morning but as we drove south to St. Arnaud the clouds parted and there was blue skies. It...

Pepin Island, Cable Bay – Nelson, 26 May 2013

Leader: David Blunt Club members were outnumbered by visitors for this trip which saw 23 trampers assemble at the far end of the Cable Bay causeway to do a circuit of the six km2 island named by the French explorer Dumont D’Urville after his wife. Soon...