Mount Holdsworth

Pizzas and Powell Hut – Tararua Forest Park

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Date: 17-19 February.
Trip type: Glamp (EM).
Location: Powell Hut, Mount Holdsworth - Tararua Forest Park..
Author: Paddy.
Trampers: David (leader), Paddy, Nate, Gina..

The first stop on this trip was the mysterious Mount Holdsworth Pizza restaurant. This joint – a Canadian Rockies style log building located close to the Mount Holdsworth camping area – is only open on Friday nights during summer. It’s a full-blown pizza restaurant however, serving delicious pizzas to an enthusiastic clientele. I can recommend … Read more

Big Day Out: Jumbo-Holdsworth in pictures

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Date: 16 June 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Jumbo-Holdsworth, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Aimee (leader), Sumudu, Jan, Dan, George, Jess, Caryl, Julia, Holly, Matt.

Group times (approximately): 8:00am Holdsworth Carpark – 9:00am slip – 9:50am Atiwhakatu Hut – 12:00pm Jumbo Hut – 3:00pm Powell Hut – 6.00pm Holdsworth Carpark.

Shingle Slip Knob Plane Wreck

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Date: 24-26 November 2017.
Trip type: Medium Tramping.
Location: Shingle Slip Knob, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Kerry (leader), Natasha, Holger, Tony S, Simon, Fons, Beth, Mike, Dan.

When I saw that a tramp to the plane wreck at Shingle Slip Knob was planned I was keen and quickly signed up. On my first climb of Mt Holdsworth when I was 12 years old we spotted the wreck in the far distance. Something about the wreck captured my imagination and it had been … Read more