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The allure of Rakiura’s Tin Range – a solo FMC scholarship

Date: 6 March - 20 March 2024.
Trip type: FMC Simon Bell Memorial Scholarship Expedition.
Location: Rakiura.
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Sarah .

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The allure of Rakiura’s Tin Range A solo expedition to rugged southern Rakiura including an ascent of the granite peak Gog, partly funded by a Simon Bell scholarship with the FMC New Zealand. Rakiura anchors more than Maui’s canoe. It anchors in its rocks, rivers and rugged shores, and in its garnishment of plants and animals, … Read more

Tin Range: Disappointment and Delight

Date: Christmas break 2018/2019.
Trip type: Private.
Location: Tin Range, Stewart Island.
Author: Beccy D.
Trampers: Gareth and Beccy.

This was not a WTMC trip but I thought the notes might be generally helpful to other WTMC members. We researched this trip thoroughly as the first two days do not have any maintained tracks. It is some of the most remote tramping you can do in New Zealand, and, whilst not all that high, … Read more