Sven Brabyn, Tramping in the South Island: Richmond Forest Park to Arthurs Pass is your man. Could find it at the Library. You'll either want to do the fast route - over Waiau Pass and down the Waiau (hopefully destocked by then) to the St James or the more interesting Waiau Pass -> Lake Thompson -> East Matakitaki -> West ...

yeah, well if Thorn Flat would ever give me permission AND then not revoke it later that same week then I will get a photo and post it. Now I've been to Dead Dog I don't have the same hunger to get in there though. Did you enjoy Dianes and Taruarau biv?

>  Unless you disagree and we all know what happened to people who disagreed with Lennon or Stalin Lennon was OK, he just protested in bed with his wife and made some music.  Lenin on the other hand.....

A Monday afternoon in the rain at Rasberry Flat.  Quentin, Emma and I met Eric and Graham and sorted our gear.  Emma was a late addition to the team so we threw in a bivy bag and tents for 4. The Matukituki was a usual slog up a cow valley, and at Pearl flat we headed up to Liverpool biv which was a nice quick climb with heavy ...

Just a reminder that there is a rogaine this thursday.  Maps from 5.30 at the Karori rec centre.  The clues for this one will be cryptic - so it should be a lot of fun, and you can just walk around for 3hrs.  Why wouldn't you want to do it?  Form a team of 2-5 and email wellington.rogaine [at] xtra.co.nz  with those ...

Hi y'all.  If anyone is keen to try out rogaining, then what better opportunity than a 3hr event on a Thursday night.  Keeps your weekend free for more important activities. The first of this summers installment of the world famous in Wellington shoestring rogaines is in Karori on Thursday November 6 Wile E's Revenge Thursday November ...

My three picks are: East Coast; Coromandel, and Raglan/Kawhia (on West Coast of Waikato/King Country type area).  Northland is pretty nice as well though.  Especially Paerengarenga(??) Harbour, way up North.

Hi all.  I found this blog entry http://ruahineramblings.blogspot.com/2008/09/storm-clouds-gathering.html (thanks to a point from the Tounge and Meats Forum).  Exerpt below.  Basically power companies are pushing for the Tararua District Council to make it easier to erect windfarms in their territory.  Its open for public ...

  In 1991, climbers found the body of a man in the ice of a glacier in the Otztal Alps. The 5600 year old ''Otzti man'' caused a sensation in anthropological circles. In 2008, some similarly decrepit old fossils from the history of VUWTC met in Innsbruck to retrace his steps. We started our trip at Obergurgler. ...

  The Paringa has to be one of the easier West Coast rivers to get up. Standing on the Paringa Bridge on SH6 no gorge sits between you and the mountains of the Hooker range. The farmland is even pretty tolerable! After a pleasant amble with overloaded packs, we spent the last few hours of Boxing Day at the Condons private hut, in the company ...