If you think Little Mt Peel is a challenge, try this! (You will have the weekend to recover!) A steep walk to the top, but rewarded by great views of the upper Rangitata area and further inland. The starting point … Continue reading →

They don't get much easier than this! The longest part of this trip will be driving there and back. A nice, easy, almost completely flat walk (8.4 km, 3 hours each way) to a lovely lake 5km east of Springs … Continue reading →

Details coming in future updates. The AGM will be followed by photos you bring along of trips you and the club have done over the last few months, so get busy now putting them onto a pen drive.

Mt Alford (1171 metres) is between Mt Somers and Mt Hutt. The walk is 4.6 km each way and takes 4 to 5 hours return. It is initially through bush, then through tussock and subalpine vegetation to the top. From … Continue reading →

This area covers a lot of land approximately between Omarama and St Bathans. The plan for this trip is to start near Omarama on Friday morning, walk to Top Hut and stay there that night.  The following day will involve … Continue reading →

The Gammack Range sits between Jollie and Cass Rivers (near Mt Cook), and the Gammack Conservation Area is public land. The plan is to drive up early Saturday morning, walk past Jollie Hut (3 km in on the eastern side … Continue reading →

This trip has been postponed.  A new date has not been set, but it is hoped to be later in the year. We will start walking from Old Faithful Road, following poles up to the summit (1226m), where there will … Continue reading →

Our monthly meeting will be on Monday 8 April, starting at 7:30 pm, at our usual meeting place - Church Street Bible Chapel Hall, corner Church Street and Avenue Road, Timaru. All members, along with anyone else interested in the … Continue reading →

Following on from the talk we had at one of our meetings last year (where we offered our assistance), we will be helping with maintenance at the site in the morning, then go for a walk round the area in … Continue reading →

The North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club is holding an Open Day at Herbert Forest on 21 April, and has invited us to take part, as below ... The North Otago Tramping and Mountaineering Club would like to invite members … Continue reading →