Windy Tops

Category: tramping

  • Trip: Paua Hut, Turere Stream

    Dates: 23rd – 25th March, 2007
    Location: Rimutaka Forest Park
    Huts visited: Paua Hut (2 nights), Baine Iti Hut (0 nights), and a whole lot of private batches that don’t count.
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    This was a weekend Easy-Medium club trip into the Rimutakas, roughly east of Wellington. After driving to the Catchpool Valley road-end in a couple of cars, we walked for a couple of hours in the dark towards Paua Hut, with some interesting crossings around the braided (and very shallow) Orongorongo River towards the end. Having reached the hut, we sat around for a little while, and went to bed.

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  • Trip: Parks Peak / Upper Makaroro

    Dates: 2nd – 4th March, 2007
    Location: Ruahine Forest Park
    Huts visited: Sentry Box Hut (1 night), Parks Peak Hut (0 nights), Upper Makaroro Hut (1 night).
    Huts seen: Kylie Biv (from the opposite ridge).

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    We arrived quite late on Friday night, for a 10 minute walk into Sentry Box Hut, where there were already a couple of people. There was limited space, so Craig and Sam went outside under Craig’s tent fly, whilst everyone else found space indoors. (I think there were about three people on the floor.)

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  • Trip: North Egmont Overnight

    For the record, here are some more details of my overnight trip around North Egmont, during which I managed to make my knee injury a bit worse. Spending christmas with Stacey’s family in Taranaki was a perfect excuse to go for a wander around Egmont National Park.

    Dates: 29th – 30th December, 2006
    Location: Egmont National Park
    Huts visited: Pouakai Hut (0 nights), Holly Hut (1 night), Maketawa Hut (0 nights).
    People: Just me.

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  • Trip: Jumbo / Holdsworth Loop

    Who would have thought that a mountain range named after a brand of spreadable butter could be so pointy?

    Dates: 1st – 3rd December, 2006
    Location: Tararua Forest Park
    Huts visited: Holdsworth Lodge (1 night), Atiwhakatu Hut (0 nights), Jumbo Hut (1 night), Powell Hut (0 nights), Mountain House Shelter (0 nights).
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  • Trip: Longview / Awatere Huts

    Dates: 17th – 19th November, 2006
    Location: Ruahine Forest Park
    Huts visited: Longview Hut (1 night), Awatere Hut (0 nights)
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    This was a WTMC easy-medium-rated trip. We were originally supposed to get to Top Gorge hut (via Longview), but the weather caved in too much for us to easily get to Top Gorge. Instead, we stayed overnight at Longview and went for a series of walks.

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  • Trip: Rangiwahia Hut

    Dates: 22nd – 24th September, 2006
    Location: Ruahine Forest Park
    Huts visited: Rangiwahia Hut (1 night)
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    This was a WTMC easy-rated trip to Rangiwahia Hut in the Ruahine ranges, from Sep 22nd to 24th 2006.

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  • Trip: Waitewaewae Hut

    Waitewaewae Hut
    Waitewaewae Hut.

    Dates: 9th – 11th September, 2006
    Location: Tararua Forest Park
    Huts visited: Parawai Lodge (1 night), Waitewaewae Hut (1 night)
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    This was a WTMC easy-rated trip to Waitewaewae Hut in the Tararua ranges, from Sep 9th to 11th 2006, but most people agreed that it would have been better rated Easy-Medium.

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    We stayed the night at Parawai Lodge, which is a basic 18 bunk hut just over the swing bridge at Otaki Forks. The DOC information says it takes 4 hours to get to Waitewaewae, but this figure seems to be very misleading. (It’s probably for people who are quite fit and don’t stop for lunch.) It took us about 7 hours give or take a little.

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