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Angelus Hut – a multi-day hike in Nelson Lakes National Park ❄
Nelson Lakes National Park – The Winter’s Tale A 7 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery in Nelson Lakes National Park visiting Cupola Hut, and Angelus Hut via the Cascade Route up Hukere Stream. This is a delightful child’s fairytale written especially for young adults who have yet to grow up, which of…
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Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling*
Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling* A 3 day hike to the summit of Mt Owen via Bulmer Lake in Kahurangi National Park. *Ref “The Art, History And Ethics Of Trundling” Below me, Tony jumped as a rock went whizzing past him at head height, missing him by a few inches. He looked up…
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The Bounds of Hades – Lees, Misery and Hellfire
The Bounds of Hades – Lees, Misery and Hellfire A 5 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery from Lees Creek to Misery Stream and Hellfire Stream in the Raglan Range – an area once called The Bounds of Hades Carrying two tents. Spaniards on steroids. Endless tree-fall. Slow bushbash through dense beech forest.…
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Greigs Hut | Meeting Fatso at the hutcraft weekend
Greigs Hut – Raglan Range The video of a rainy weekend at Greigs Hut in the Raglan Range made comfortable by Fatso – the woodburner Sarah, Aimee and Tony walked into Greig’s Hut with the intention of climbing Scotts Knob but it started raining so they attempted Mt Morris but they got stuck in the…
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Richmond Range Traverse – Nelson to St Arnaud
Richmond Range – a solo traverse from Nelson to St Arnaud “Am I going the right way to St Arnaud?” I am suddenly alarmed as I look around to hear where this voice is coming from and find a Te Araroa (TA) walker who I had last seen many hours ago speeding away from Porters Hut…
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Pelorus Track Solo Tramp: A Spontaneous Richmond Range Adventure
“You will never get there—it’s a really long way.” This was the curious warning I received from a man pushing a bike along the rugged Pelorus Track. After a stressful run of night shifts in Wellington, a spontaneous solo tramping trip was exactly the “short break” I needed. With a last-minute ferry ticket and a…
