Tappy

Tapuae-o-Uenuku – a late summer climb

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Date: Easter 2018.
Trip type: Medium Tramp.
Location: Inland Kaikouras.
Author: Bart.
Trampers: Caryl, Mike, Huw, Rohan, Uta, Tony, Simon, Tom, Bart.

Tapuae-o-Uenuku – a late summer climb An Easter climb of Tapuae-o-Uenuku (Tappy) via the Hodder River in fine weather Our trip started on Easter Friday morning when we left our road-side camp next to the Hodder River bridge. From here we took the 4wd track from Gladstone Downs upriver to the south. After about 20 … Read more

Happy on Tappy!

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Date: 2-5 June 2017 (Queens Birthday Weekend).
Trip type: Private ALP1 Medium-Fit.
Location: Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku via Hodder River, Inland Kaikouras.
Author: Nick Horrell.
Trampers: Nick, Elisabet, Tereza.

The 5pm Interislander is packed with familiar faces. We have the company of the WTMC, TTC and NZAC all heading for their long weekend objectives. After an uneventful crossing, we’re off on our own private adventure – to bag the summit of Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku. Almost two hours after leaving Picton, we cross a suspension bridge … Read more

Tapuae-o-Uenuku. Well almost.

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Date: 10 - 12 September 2016.
Trip type: M Alp 1.
Location: Inland Kaikouras.
Author: Simon Barr.
Trampers: Megan, Tereza, Diarmuid, Andrei, Simon, Tony, Brendan, Shay, Dan.

I had been looking forward to this trip for ages. The plan was to catch the Friday evening ferry—but which then got delayed due to a bit of a storm passing through. We were rebooked on to the Saturday morning ferry and despite getting up early we then spent an additional two hours waiting for … Read more