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Half a Southern Crossing

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Date: 21-23 February 2020.
Trip type: EM tramp.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Cindy.
Trampers: Cindy (leader), Jamie, Huw, Phoebe, Meredith.

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The trip was originally scheduled for October 2019 but postponed due to poor weather. Tash was no longer able to lead the trip so I took over and set a new date, inheriting a group of people who had been wanting to do this trip for a long time. The week before I had been … Read more

Southern Crossing

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Date: 27-29 October 2017.
Trip type: Solid Medium Tramping.
Location: Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Ross W.
Trampers: Ross W (co-leader), Sumudu (co-leader), Henry, Fons, Zac, Holger, Bethany, Jayne, Yen-Fei and Aimee.

(Featured image: Sumudu) This one had been on the to-do list for a while, and after chatting with my workmate and fellow WTMC member Sumudu, we decided to co-lead a trip together over the Tararua Southern Crossing. After chatting to the chief guide, the trip was added to the Sep 17 – Feb 18 Trip … Read more

Southern Crossing

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Date: 2-4 October 2015.
Trip type: Medium.
Location: Southern Crossing, Tararua Forest Park.
Author: Matt.
Trampers: Chris (leader), Emma, Inky, Ken, Matt, Michael, Pete.

The Southern Crossing is described by DoC as one of the “four classic tramps of the Tararua Range”, and is a trip that any Wellington-based tramper should tackle at least once. However, in the leadup to our trip the weather looked like it was going to spoil the plans, with gale winds forecast for the … Read more