Nichols Hut

Mini SK turned section of the TA

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Date: 31 Dec - 3 Jan.
Trip type: M.
Location: Tararua FP.
Author: Anne.
Trampers: Monique (leader), Tash, Jamie, Anne.

Day 1: Poads Rd to Te Matawai Hut (31st Dec) Poads rd to Waiopehu: 5hWaiopehu to Te Matawai: 4h We met at 8am at Ōtaki Forks, left a car there and drove up to Poads Road. It was 9am and already pretty hot when we started heading up Waiopehu track, which was suspiciously dry. After … Read more

SK Main Range Traverse in sub-48 hours

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Date:  8 - 10 February 2019.
Trip type: Fit Essential Tramp.
Location: Schormann ~ Kaitoke, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Nick H.
Trampers: Nick (co-leader), Elisabet (co-leader), Gareth, Stuart plus Nick Johns as transport and support crew.

I first heard about this challenge a year or so ago when I found out about the book full of all the previous trip reports, most recently updated and published by Tony and Megan from our club. The challenge itself started out with the simple rule that you need to work until closing time Friday, … Read more

50 Metres Visibility on the Tararua Main Range

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Date: 22-25 January 2010 (Anniversary Weekend).
Trip type: Medium Fit Tramp.
Location: Tararuas.
Author: Mike McGavin.
Trampers: Amanda Wells, Mike McGavin, Richard Lardner and Tim Frank.

Wellington Anniversary Weekend meant an opportunity to have a slightly longer trip in the Tararuas than the usual weekend, and we used it to visit the middle part of the main range, beginning from Otaki Forks and ending at Poads Road near Levin. The forecast leading up to the weekend was uninspiring, suggesting several large … Read more