Safety whilst on trips is the strong theme of this month’s newsletter … not something that was planned for this edition, but something that is obviously top of mind for many club members. Perhaps it is the winter months, the shorter daylight hours and the much colder weather that is making safety be more top of mind at the moment? Read all about some club members experiences on an elongated day walk (ref: Tongariro Devil Creek Crossing article) and gain some handy hints and tips on what not to forget on a tramp in ‘Getting away with it’. You may also like to read about what could happen if it all goes horribly wrong in Aunty Rata’s interview with Wayne Stevens.
Thank you very much to those of you who have contributed to this year’s Journal to date. Sadly, we have still not received any nominations / volunteers names for the very important and vital role of journal editor. If this year’s journal is going to go ahead, we really do need someone to put their hand up. All the hard work of collecting articles will have been done for you – all you need to do is edit the articles, format the photographs and work them together in to a presentable journal publication. Go on, give it a go … you know you want to!