Six of us headed up the Matukituki Valley about 2pm one fine day at the start of January (me, Jeremy, Guy, Terra, Alyn, Sophie), made our way up to Aspiring Hut with ridiculously heavy 10 day packs and decided to keep going up to Cascade Saddle. Oddly enough the steep slopes were kinder on the feet and back than the flats (me and Jeremy had rigid ...

Me, Terra and Sophie on the top of Mt Aspiring. Guy as photographer and Alyn managing base camp at Bevan Col (unfortunately got food poisoning on summit day).

10 January 2008

Hey hey, just to let you all know that your president and co are not MIA but are in fact still bumming round the south island having adventures in the mountains! So far we (including at various stages Terra, Sophie, Jeremy, Alyn, Guy, Annabel, Ben, Andrea, Olly) have succeeded in not getting to the Olivine Ice Plateau, hitching round the ...

For those that know Dave Manning from 2005 see his trip report of the Caroline Face here.

Hey guys, The powers that be have decided that the last meeting of the year should be a xmasy dessert night! So everyone come along this Tuesday to Alyn and Bernie's at 20 Zetland Street, Highbury from 7pm. Bring along those christmas puds, mince tarts, pavs and strawberries - plus anything else you can think of, not to mention a few drinks! ...

Hey all, it looks like it'll be another glorious weekend of summer weather! Anyone wanna do a day/overnight trip on Friday night and Saturday? Hazel was keen for something and needs to be back Saturday afternoon, so could be a good running/fast walking trip there... and easier options may be available depending on whose interested. Also Jess ...

Awesome! My car will also be back on Thursday after a two week sojourn in Taihape - it just needed a break, but picked a funny place for a holiday if you ask me :)