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Mick-ey Mouse Business in the Tararuas

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Date: Saturday 7 April 2018.
Trip type: Easy Medium Navigation Day Trip (more like Medium though).
Location: Mick Track, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Aimee (leader), Tony S, Dan, Ken, Ed, Viola, Jue and Charlie.

Somewhere on the western side of the Tararuas, between the more popular spots around Otaki Forks and Poads Road end, is a selection of old meandering forestry tracks that go nowhere in particular. One of these, for reasons unknown to the author, is called the Mick Track. The Mick Track offers up the standard Tararua … Read more

Papatahi Crossing

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Date: 24-25 March 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Papatahi Crossing, Remutaka Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Uta (leader), Tony S, Erika and Kate.

I spotted the Papatahi Crossing tramp on the schedule and signed up straight away. I’d always been keen to do this crossing but had never quite got around to it. The crossing is a good chance to explore a more isolated corner of the Remutaka Forest Park, visit a hut and also to get to … Read more

(Aorangi Crossing) Turanganui River Return

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Date: 2-4 March 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Turanganui River, Aorangi Forest Park.
Author: Thomas.
Trampers: Uta (leader), Daniel, Erin, Bethany, Holger, Jennifer and Thomas.

The team assembled at Platform 9 ready for our drive over to the Pinnacles campsite. As this was my first tramp with the club I was a little confused by the selection of meeting place as I was under the impression we were driving and not catching a train. I thought it could have been … Read more

Angle Knob Hut Site

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Date: 16-17 February 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Angle Knob, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Matt (leader), Megan and Tony S.

Matt had put a trip to visit the old Angle Knob hut site on the schedule which sounded interesting. He planned on getting to the site via Baldy and the Broken Axe Pinnacles which are both places I have never been to. The plan also included staying at McGregor biv which I had stopped off … Read more

Pouakai Circuit

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Date: 9-11 February 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Pouakai Circuit, Egmont National Park.
Author: Dan.
Trampers: David (leader), Kathryn, Diana, Jim, Erika, Jo, Petra and Dan.

 Our trip started badly which was luckily not a sign of things to come in terms of fun and mood, if not weather. Traffic out of Wellington was slow and the sun was blazing into the van turning it into sauna. It took us about an hour to realise we hadn’t actually turned the A/C … Read more

Hut bagging in the Kawekas

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Date: 19-22 January 2017 (Wellington Anniversary Weekend).
Trip type: Medium and Medium-Fit Tramping.
Location: Ballard Hut, Kaweka Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Medium: Maarten (leader), Emily and Aimee; Medium-Fit: Kevin (leader), Matt, Jessie and Uta..

It was hot hot hot in the Kawekas on Wellington Anniversary Weekend! The Medium group commenced their trip into the Kawekas from Makahu Saddle. Ahead of us was the climb up Kaweka J. Minutes into the trip I was sweaty enough to pick up a fine dry coat of Kaweka dust all over my legs. … Read more