Waiorongomai Hut

Eager Beaver Canyon v4a2IV**

Date: 3 November 2016.
Trip type: Canyoning v4a2IV** .
Location: Waiorongomai River, Remutaka Forest Park.
Author: Tony.
Trampers: Megan Sety, Brendan Eckert, Tony Gazley.

Rappelling the final big waterfall Eager Beaver Canyon, Waiorongomai

Eager Beaver Canyon v4a2IV** A long day hike to Waiorongomai Hut then to Eager Beaver Canyon and return after rappelling the three 40 m waterfalls. In 2021 club member Megan Sety wrote an article for Wilderlife titled, ‘Near Miss – How not to get into canyoning. It was the story of an attempt by a … Read more

Waiorongomai Hut

Date: Monique (trip leader), Annabelle, Jane, Sarah, Tamsin, Tony.
Trip type: Tramp: Easy.
Location: Orongorongo Range, Remutaka Forest Park.
Author: Jane.
Trampers: Monique (trip leader), Annabelle, Jane, Sarah, Tamsin, Tony.

Waiorongomai Hut An overnight hiking trip to the Waiorongomai Hut in the Remutaka Forest Park A leisurely 9am departure from platform 9, along with the Papatahi Crossing group. Our first stop was delivering that group to their start point, but because we had plenty of time and only a short walk to Waiorongomai hut, we … Read more