Arthurs Pass Trip A – Arthurs Pass NP, 1-6 Jan 2012

[ Bealey Spur – Avoca River – Wilberforce River – White Col – Barker Hut – Waimakiriri River ] Leader: Ruth Hesselyn. Obeisant Followers: Brian Renwick, Mike Drake, Carole Crocker, Pat Holland, Marijke Boers (scribe). Dear fellow & would-be-intrepid...

The other Arthurs Pass Trip, 1-5 Jan 2012

A new twist on an old classic: [ Edwards Hut – Otahake Hut – Tarn Col – Walker Pass – Hawdon Hut – East Hawdon Biv – Waimakariri ] Leader & Scribe: Ray Salisbury Navigator & Hut-Bagger: Dion Pont I was visiting the long-drop at Woolshed Creek Hut when...

Arthurs Pass Trip B – Arthurs Pass NP, 1-6 Jan 2012

[ Avoca Hut – Anti-Crow Hut via Wilberforce ] Mike Drake & Brian Renwick The Arthurs Pass trip split at Hanging Valley Creek; the party of four to return to Avoca Hut and head to the Anti-Crow Hut via Sphinx Saddle, the party of two to continue on the...

Thousand Acre Plateau, Kahurangi NP. 2-6 Feb 2008

Trip Leader: Bob Janssen With heavy rain predicted for the Buller on the Saturday I decided that for a five-day tramp most of the weather overall should be fine. I left Nelson at 6am to pickup our tramping party, Carole Crocker, Dion Point, Ruth...

Abel Tasman Coastal Track - 12 June 2005

Abel Tasman Coastal Track - Organiser: Rosemary Weir. At 10am we set off from the Marahau car park to the start of the Abel Tasman track. Our first stop was a late morning tea at Appletree Bay on a beautiful, cool, clear, sunny day. After refreshments...