Arthurs Pass – Page 2 – Wellington Tramping and Mountaineering Club

Aunty Rata Interview with Renee Habluetzel and Geoff Keey

14 Feb 201526 Sep 2010

Renee and Geoff are leaving Wellington shortly to return to their South Island roots. The plan is to settle in Arthur’s Pass and run a bed and breakfast. This seemed like an audacious and risky move to Aunty Rata, can you even get chocolate down there? I was not completely surprised though, as Geoff and … Read more

Mt Rolleston – Arthur’s Pass NP

21 May 201620 Feb 2010

Date: 22-25 January 2010 (Anniversary Weekend)..
Trip type: Alpine 2 Fit.
Location: Arthur's Pass National Park.
Author: John Marney.
Trampers: David Jewell, Sharron Came, Steve Austin, Adrian Smith, Jenny Beaumont, Mark Henson. Ant Mulick, John Marney .

Holy shit! I am so knackered. I am lying on one of the top bunks of a small mountain hut in Arthur’s Pass national park. It is cramped. There are barely nine inches between my nose and the slope of the ceiling. It doesn’t matter, though, because I am too tired to sit up. I … Read more