Mt Fyffe Hut

Shattered Peak & the Kōwhai Circuit  – where escaped rebel dinosaurs go to hide

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Date: 25 - 28 October 2022.
Trip type: Alp1/Tramp: Medium Fit (no alpine equipment used!).
Location: Shattered Peak (spot height 1984); Kōwhai Circuit, Seaward Kaikōura Range.
Author: Sarah F.
Trampers: Tony G, Megan B, Matt C & Emily S & Sarah F.

“I  think they’re looking for escaped rebel dinosaurs who are on the run from work…….” “I bet they were surprised to see all our tents in the middle of nowhere!” This was our conversation the next morning after an Airforce helicopter circled over our campsite the night before with search lights on, presumably doing a … Read more

Mount Fyffe Circuit – Seaward Kaikouras

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Date: 11-14 September 2009.
Trip type: Alpine 1 Medium Tramp.
Location: Seaward Kaikouras.
Author: Michael Lightbourne.
Trampers: Michael Lightbourne, Nicola Jackson, and Sarah Day.

For this trip we had the club’s second van – ‘DPY’, and took it across on the ferry. It’s easy to drive and a real asset of the club. It took a bit over two hours to get to Kaikoura and the Mt Fyffe carpark. The forecast was for clearing weather on Saturday, but on … Read more