Hey, sorry to make this call so late but the weather forecast for the central north island now includes severe gales and heavy rain warnings for Saturday which will not I think make for much fun standing around building snow caves! The recent trend in crap weather continues for now I'm afraid...

Nonetheless I'm keen to get away for a tramp and was thinking of going to an obscure little hut in the southern Ruahines called Kiritaki Hut. We can take two cars and do a crossing of the range, meeting up and swapping keys at the hut Saturday night - this would limit the trip to about 10 people (2 cars and its a 6 bunk hut).

It will probably also involve some bush/scrub bashing (leatherwood) and some offtrack travel, but will be mostly below the bushline/snowline. Leaving either later tonight, or more likely early Saturday morning (and back Sunday night).

Let me know if you're keen for this anyway, and we'll try again for some snow caving or camping up the mountain the next fine weekend we get (if such things exist)!

Cheers,
Kieran

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Kieran,
Co-Treasurer