Mount Aspiring National Park

The Five Passes

Date: December 2018.
Trip type: Medium-Fit Tramping.
Location: Five Passes, Mount Aspiring National Park.
Author: Beccy D.
Trampers: Beccy and Gareth.

This was not a WTMC trip, but, with the five passes coming up on the schedule soon, I thought it might be useful to share our experience, times (walked at a leisurely pace) and route finding tips. We had three weeks on South Island to go anywhere and do anything. Plan A was the Tin … Read more

Rees-Dart

Date: 30 December 2017-3 January 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Rees-Dart, Mount Aspiring National Park.
Author: David.
Trampers: Carl, Garth, Jue, Merran.

We all arrived in Glenorchy the day before the tramp with high hopes. The weather that day was beautifully sunny and to get off to a good start we had a pre-tramp dinner at the hotel – also celebrating a birthday. However, there were a couple of cautionary notes: the long term weather forecast was … Read more