Kawhatau Base

14 Mar 20141 Sep 2011 by Jacqui

Date: 19-21 August 2011.
Trip type: Medium tramp.
Location: Ruahines.
Author: Gareth Morton.
Trampers: Jo Boyle (leader), Gareth Morton (co-trip leader), Pete Gent (navigationally-challenged punter).

The last time it snowed in downtown Wellington I was too young to dress or feed myself. In the intervening years this ability had only slightly improved, yet I had learnt the basic use of an ice axe and crampons. So off we went all tooled up for the slow drive to the Ruahine’s only … Read more