canyoneering

Tararua’s No. 1 Canyon – putting new skills to the test

Date: 18 November 2017.
Trip type: Canyoning.
Location: Tararua Forest Park, Scotts Roadend.
Author: Megan Sety.
Trampers: Megan, Fiona, Brendan, William, David.

A few of us did a canyon instruction course over Easter this year with the NZ Canyoning School. Winter shortly settled in and there was no more canyoning for the season. Once daylight savings had switched over, we got ready with a refresher of anchors, abseiling, rope management, ascending and more at Titahi Bay. Then … Read more

Canyoning

Canyoning has become more popular in NZ recently and a small group of WTMC club members are joining in the fun. Below is a selection of photos taken on trips to the Patuna Chasm (easy), Turere Stream (not quite so easy), and Chamberlain Creek and the Eager Beaver Canyon (both definitely not quite so easy). … Read more