Fenella Hut/Cobb Valley - 7-8 May 2005

Fenella Hut/Cobb Valley - Organiser: Grahame Harris. On Saturday we started walking just after 10am and reached Fenella Hut mid-afternoon. Two people pitched tents because there were others at the Hut, then six of us set off for the saddle above the...

Mt Robert/Speargrass - 1 May 2005

Mt Robert/Speargrass - Organiser: David Nielsen When I rang DOC on Saturday morning for a weather update, I was told of forecast high cloud, 40km winds and snow along Robert Ridge. Well, no high cloud, just low cloud over the lake and a gentle breeze...

Takaka Hill Walkway - 1 May 2005

Takaka Hill Walkway.- Organiser: Gavin Holmwood We left Stoke at 0900 and made our way in a convoy of 2 cars on a lovely sunny Nelson day to Takaka. The Takaka Hill Walkway is on the private property of the Harwood Family. The terrain is a mixture of...

Cannibal Gorge/Gloriana - 23 - 25 April 2005

Cannibal Gorge/Gloriana - Organiser: Ruth Hesselyn Saturday morning saw a party of five meeting with one Dunedinite visitor (a possible future N.T.C. member?) at the Maruia Hotel. We piled into one car to be dropped off at the end of the St. James...

Sharlands Creek - 17 April 2005

Sharlands Creek - Organiser: Carl Horn It was the usual early start at the Cathedral steps, on a mild Sunday morning. A short drive part way up the Maitai Valley took us to the start of our tramp (you really don't have to drive far to tramp - Nelson is...