Thousand Acre Plateau - Kahurangi NP, 25-28 April 2013

Leader & scribe: Chris Louth At the bottom carpark on Matiri Valley road the five of us piled into Kate’s 4WD and slipped and slid the last couple of kilometres to the road end. As we hiked towards the West Branch River crossing we could see there was...

Hope & Doubtful valleys, Lake Sumner Forest Park & Lewis Pass National Reserve, 29 Mar-1 Apr 2013

Leader: Ray Salisbury After takeaway coffees in Murchison, our convoy was then distracted again by free food and coffee at the Driver Reviver station set up by State Insurance at the Engineers Camp on SH7. Nearly four hours had elapsed when we finally...

Trig K - Pelorus River, Marlborough, 24 Mar 2013

Leader: Jo Kay This trip was a circuit from Pelorus car park, along the river to the two waterfalls then a climb to Trig K from the south and descent to the North. We were still in the time of the drought so Waterfall No.1 was more of a trickle and...

Crossover: Mt. Campbell–Flora – Arthur Range, Kahurangi NP, 16 Mar 2013

Leader: Lawrie Halkett If you were lucky enough to start from Mt. Campbell then the southward-heading traverse group only had 1,650 me-ters to climb that day (the thankful few were Mark Stevens, Pete Wilkie, Lawrie Halkett with guests Ian Soult & Sue...

Lodestone & Hodder – Kahurangi NP, 10 Mar 2013

Leader: Chris Louth It was yet another glorious morning as we left Flora carpark for the first section of what would end up being a fairly long day. At the summit of Mt Lodestone we stopped to regroup and recover and bask in the sunshine. From here we...