Benmore Hut 21st – 22nd August This hut is situated in the Big Ben Range, which in turn is on the south side of Porters Pass on the West Coast Road. Ten km past Springfield one turns left onto Ben … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail – Mount Gerald – Two Thumb Range Circuit
Te Araroa Trail – Mount Gerald – Two Thumb Range Circuit Wednesday 23rd November – Friday 25th November 2016 Circuit Party: Rob Birks, Leo Garmonsway, John Hyland, Kar Keong Ng, Stephen Keach. Report By: Leo. Life is all about how … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail – Glenthorne Station to Cass Village
Te Araroa Trail – Glenthorne Station to Cass Village Friday 18th November – Saturday 19th November 2016 Northbound Party: Jim Pearce, Stephen Keach. Southbound Party: Rob Birks, Leo Garmonsway, John Hyland. Report By: Stephen. Jim knows all the good spots … Continue reading
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Mt Cook October 28-30th 2016
Mt Cook October 28-30th 2016 We left Timaru Friday night to travel up to Mt Cook National Park to arrive in the dark with it lightly snowing. Saturday morning greeted us to a cool morning with about 1cm of snow … Continue reading
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Edwards Valley – Tarn Col – Hawdon Valley, 22 – 24 October 2016
Edwards Valley – Tarn Col – Hawdon Valley, 22 – 24 October 2016 Five of us set out on this trip with an unusual addition, a push bike. Driving up to Arthurs Pass we stopped off at the Hawdon Shelter, … Continue reading
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Killermont Conservation Land 5th November
Killermont Conservation Land 5th November Five members met at the Kimbell Pub for a day in the hills. John, Ross, Hazel, Louise and a new little lady, Sherry. John drove us up to Omarama, we turned off onto Short Cut … Continue reading
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Peak Hill Rakaia Sunday 13th December
Peak Hill Rakaia Sunday 13th December David, Robert, Barry, Ross and Christine departed Timaru at 7am. The day’s forecast looked fine with a predicted southerly change in the afternoon. I think we were lucky as we enjoyed our day in … Continue reading
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Wills Valley (Wills – Stafford – Motatapu) December 2015
Wills Valley (Wills – Stafford – Motatapu) December 2015 Trip Wills Valley. Dates Saturday 28th November through Wednesday 2nd December. Participants Wayne, Jim, Stephen. Description Originally planned as a grand traverse from the Wills Valley to the upper Makarora Valley … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail-The Motutapu December 2015
Te Araroa Trail-The Motutapu December 2015 One car was driven to Glendhu Bay, the four of us piled into another vehicle, and a very pleasant drive over the Cardrona Range took us down into Arrowtown. Here we started walking up … Continue reading
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Cameron Hut Hakatere 7th – 8th November
Cameron Hut Hakatere 7th – 8th November Cameron valley is past Mt Arrowsmith Station towards the head of Lake Heron. Cameron Hut (basic, 9 bunks), which is owned by the Canterbury Mountaineering Club, sits amongst piles of moraine from the … Continue reading
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