South King

Mid-King Bivvy

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Date: 16-18 November 2018.
Trip type: Medium-Fit Tramping.
Location: Mid King Bivvy, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony S.
Trampers: Maj-Britt (leader), Tony S, Holger, Beth, Ian, Megan B and Sam..

I had never been to Mid King Bivouac in the Tararua range so I signed up when Maj-Britt put this trip on the schedule. As a bonus the plan was to go to Dorset Ridge hut on the way. This is one of my favourite huts and it’s always worth a visit there. After the … Read more

Broken Axe Pinnacles day walk

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Date: 11 June 2017.
Trip type: Alp 1 training day trip.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Tony G .
Trampers: Gareth, Scott, Sumudu, Joe, Tony.

Broken Axe Pinnacles

We arrived at the Holdsworth carpark at 8 am just in time to see the full moon setting below the western hills. Twelve hours later on the ridge between Jumbo and Mt Holdsworth we saw a blood-red full moon rise slowly above the eastern horizon. In between we enjoyed a glorious Tararua early-winter day travelling … Read more

Turning into popsicles on Baldy…

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Date: 27 - 29 June 2014.
Trip type: Medium - Fast (Sarah refuses to call it 'Fit' still).
Location: Tararuas - Holdsworth - Atiwhakatu Hut-Baldy-Broken Axe Pinnacles-Jumbo Hut-Mt Holdsworth .
Author: Sarah Fisher.
Trampers: Maarten (leader), Jessie, Fiona & Sarah Fisher.

See more photos from Sarah Friday night saw our group doing an extremely quick march to Atiwhakatu hut after which I declared there would be a mutiny the next morning if we were walking that fast the rest of the tramp as my pack was stuffed full of an abundance of warm clothes. We arrived … Read more