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Lake Nerine – Routeburn North Branch and Park Pass, Aspiring NP.
Lake Nerine – Routeburn North Branch and Park Pass A 3 day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery of the Humboldt Mountains from the Routeburn North Branch, to Park Pass and the Rock Burn. Sidle unpleasantly steep snowgrass and hard earth slopes on the Rockburn side. Our imaginations run wild with this description from…
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Brass Monkey, Devil’s Den and Lucretia Biv in Lewis Pass
As a tramper, I had long since been fascinated and intrigued by the name of Brass Monkey Bivouac in the Lewis Pass. In New Zealand “Brass monkeys” is a colloquial idiom meaning extremely cold weather. Intrigued by the name and seeking a fun solo adventure, I set off on an epic 7-day solo hiking loop…
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Poulter Valley – an Arthur’s Pass adventure
Tucked away in Arthur’s Pass National Park, the route through the Poulter Valley and over Binser Saddle with a side trip to Lake Minchin is a true classic for trampers seeking a bit of solitude, native wildlife, mixture of different backcountry huts and spectacular alpine scenery. Over four days, our journey took us past the…
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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*
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Maitland Pass – with a Llama & Bananas
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Lees-Hellfire Circuit: 5-Day Raglan Range Tramp
Carrying two tents. Spaniards on steroids. Endless treefall. A slow bush bash through dense beech forest. Sleeping on the hard ground. Lees-Hellfire Circuit: Five Days in the Raglan Range The Lees-Hellfire Circuit in Marlborough had been on my tramping wish list for several years. With a good weather window approaching, Tony and I finally decided…
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Cameron Valley to Ashburton Glacier: A Trans- Alpine Tramping Trip.
Traversing the Ashburton Glacier in Hakatere Conservation Park stands out as one of my more memorable and exhilarating tramps in New Zealand. Interestingly, this trip started as a backup plan. We were waiting for the Clyde River levels to drop so we could attempt to tramp into the legendary Garden of Eden ice plateau. Instead,…
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Greigs Hut | Meeting Fatso at the hutcraft weekend
