Egmont

A Snowy Sojourn at Lake Dive

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Date: 19-21 August.
Trip type: Easy-Medium Tramping Trip.
Location: Taranaki-Egmont National Park.
Author: Andrei.
Trampers: Andrei (Leader), Jue, David, Sophie, Karen, Rory, Rachel, Ren.

On Friday night we ended up going to Waigongoro Hut, which was less than an hour from the road end to save us a chilly night camping. The track is reasonably straight forward with one creek crossing, which can be avoided by taking a slightly different track lower down from the carpark. It climbs gently … Read more

Tuneful Taranaki Tramping

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Date: 8th to 10th April, 2016..
Trip type: Medium tramp.
Location: Taranaki Mt Egmont.
Author: Henry Fisher.
Trampers: Frances (leader), Dan, Tereza, Matt, Cindy, Henry, Kristy .

INTRODUCTION Breaking historical ground (as far as we know), Frances led the first WTMC Musical Tramp with expert skill and agility. The ‘genius’ behind this trip was in the detail: if either of the tramping or musical components had not been achievable – due to adverse weather, broken strings (including hamstrings), or an overcrowded hut … Read more

Taranaki East Ridge

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Date: 4 - 6 March 2016.
Trip type: Easy Medium day walk.
Location: Mt Taranaki.
Author: Andrei Zubkov.
Trampers: Rachael, Colleen, Dan, Elizabet, Nick, Simon, Tony, Andrei, Antonia, Alice.

“You know you have to come back right?” Tony said to me as we were driving back to Wellington in December.  “You did the the right thing, but you have to come back now” he added. This was after a Taranaki summit trip in December 2015, where I turned back tantalisingly close to the crater. … Read more