MidWinter tramping Arthur’s Pass 7th – 15th July 2012   Saturday - 7th July Finally holiday and then you decide to wake up at 5am after only 2 or 3 hours of sleep because Friday the 6th was the last night your flatmate could go party before going over seas…   I had a nice walk to the ferry trying to convince myself that I had not ...

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 ...

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 ...

TWALK is coming! TWALK stands for Twenty-four hour Walk, and is an event similar to a rogaine. It involves large amounts of map-reading, eating, partying and dashing around hills in the middle of the night. It is a team event for the completely social to the ultra competitive. Run by the Canterbury University Tramping Club, TWALK is one of New ...