George Stream

Mt Tarahaka – on the Road to Nowhere 🔁

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Date: 7 - 8 September 2023.
Trip type: Private - ALP 1.
Location: Seaward Kaikōura Range.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Tony G, Sarah F.

On the ridge to Mt tarahaka Seaward Kaikoura Range with Clarence River in distance

Mt Tarahaka – on the Road to Nowhere Mt Tarahaka in the Seaward Kaikoura Range Dino chickens. Stalked by horses. Vigorous totara trees. Electric shocks. Ambiguous routes. Nothing is ever simple in the Seaward Kaikōura Range it seems. Tony and I have a bit of a running record with this area where our trips don’t … Read more

Jam Hut – with real jam and marshmallows

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Date: 15 July 2023 – 18 July 2023.
Trip type: Private – MF.
Location: Seaward Kaikōura Range in Ka Whata Tu o Rakihouia Clarence Conservation Park.
Author: Sarah .
Trampers: Tony Gazley, Sarah Fisher.

Jam Hut illustration

Jam Hut – Seaward Kaikoura Range A tramping trip in the Seaward Kaikoura Range to visit Jam Hut via George Saddle     If you are not sure of your route in a boulder field on the way to or from Jam Hut, always pick the left stream branch. I chose the one on the … Read more

Jam Hut and Hornby Bivvy

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Skating down loose gravel on rock on the way to Hornby Biv

Jam Hut and Hornby Biv – 3 days in the Seaward Kaikoura Range A 3-day hiking loop trip through spectacular mountain scenery in the Seaward Kaikoura Range passing seldom visited Jam Hut and Hornby Biv Jam Hut and Hornby Bivvy by Megan Sety . We had booked flights to Christchurch with the plan to go … Read more