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Poulter Valley – an Arthur’s Pass adventure
Poulter ValleyMinchin PassBinser Saddle A 4 day hiking trip through spectacular mountain scenery in Arthur’s Pass National Park I pulled my running poles out of my bag in surprise. I had forgotten to take them out before I packed at home. I wondered what else I had forgotten to take out and would be carrying…
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Boo Boo Hut – the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range bear hunt
Boo Boo Hut – the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range bear hunt A 9 day hiking loop trip through the spectacular mountain scenery in the Toaroha and Diedrichs Range area of the West Coast of South Island. #BearHunt Clue: A sleepover at the home of Yogi Bear’s friend. Back in April 2020 during lockdown, some naughty teddy…
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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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Maitland Pass – with a llama and bananas
Maitland Pass –with a llama and bananas A 4 day hiking loop trip crossing over Maitland Pass in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park passing a llama and bananas “We thought the llama would be carrying your packs!” I laughed at what seemed like a good joke from some mountain bikers we had bumped into in the Ahuriri…
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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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Cameron to Ashburton circuit – an alpine tramping trip.
Cameron to Ashburton circuit – an alpine tramping trip. A 4 day alpine tramping loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery including the Ashburton Glacier For another alpine tramping trip go to Ball Pass – a nice alpine day walk For a further alpine tramping trip go to Stumpy Stream Original Publication: This article…
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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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Westies Hut: The Famous New Zealand Sea Cave Hut in Fiordland
Westies Hut (with chocolate streams and marshmallows) Sarah Fisher Most tramping trips begin with a steady climb, but ours started with a thumping of rotors and a landing on a rugged South Coast beach. We were headed for Westies Hut—a place that feels more like a movie set than a hikers’ hut. Tucked inside a…
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Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds
Mt Potts and Dogs Range – frozen boots and bobsleds ‘The good news is that we have found your luggage. The bad news is that it’s still in Wellington.’ Uh oh. I’m now at Christchurch Airport after a 6:30am flight trying to figure out where my gear has gone. I now have no alpine gear…
