Raingauge Spur

Broken Axe Pinnacles

Date: 27 to 29 January 2017 .
Trip type: Medium Tramp.
Location: Tararuas.
Author: Simon.
Trampers: Simon, Kerry, Mike, Jim, Dave.

I was a bit concerned about the weather and this trip certainly had a reputation (as I had been told that the last Club attempt at the Pinnacles resulted in a trip turn-around due to weather). Nevertheless, once the trip was organised and food allocated, we met up at the train station on Friday night … Read more

E/M/F Trip to Atiwhakatu and Jumbo

Date: 2-3 October 2010.
Trip type: Easy Medium Tramp.
Location: Tararuas.
Author: Mika Verheul.
Trampers: Ian, Marc, Phillip, Nathalie, Donna, Hans, Snaiet, Colin, Deborah and Mika.

One of the easy aspects of this E/M tramp was the Friday evening to sort out your stuff and fill your pack, although a little voice in the back of my head kept telling me we had to get up reasonable early on Saturday. Indeed the alarm went off shortly after 6AM, allowing us to … Read more