Medium Tramp

Northern Crossing of the Tararuas

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Date: 23-26 October 2009 (Labour weekend).
Trip type: Medium Tramp.
Location: Tararuas.
Author: Paul Christoffel (Photos: Mika Verheul and Vlad Dvennik).
Trampers: Paul Christoffel, Hans Wiskerke, Mika Verheul, Dirk Naish, Robert Bettis, Bernard Smithyman, and Vlad Dvennik.

I volunteered to lead this medium trip after Michael Lightbourne pulled out due to unfamiliarity with the route. On the trip list were six club members, plus Vlad. Vlad had never tramped in New Zealand, although assured me he had hiked in the Ukraine. Best let him know what he’s in for, I thought. You … Read more