This report was written by Verena Engel for Bush Craft 2014 in Otaki Forks/Tararua Ranges, 12th and 13th of April 2014. Participants were Achim, Brendan, Cécile, Dom, Ivan, Meridith, Rob, Vanessa and Verena.

For some reason Fiordland trips play on my mind more than other big trips, something about the legend of the place I suppose.  Anyway, the last thing I wanted at 7am on a Monday morning on the boat across Manapōuri to West Arm was a wind-up Canadian toy bouncing around screeching in my ear.   “You guys off to hike the Dusky that is so ...

(Shamelessly cribbed from NZAC Wellington's newsletter...)  A South Island traverse Emma Richardson had no genetic predisposition for the outdoors.. nor was she forced byparents to endure suchlike ''family holidays''. Rather she independently joined theChristchurch Tramping Club (CTC) while at Hagely High at age 16 - because her ...