Comments on: Trip: Howletts Hut via Longview and Taumatataua

By: Mike McGavin

Mike McGavin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:34:38 +0000

Yep, definitely one of my favourite huts. It has so much character.

By: patricktaylor

patricktaylor — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:26:13 +0000

went to howletts what an awesome trip doing it again in summer

By: Mike McGavin

Mike McGavin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:29:21 +0000

Hi Adrian. Yeah they have a different feel to them. Alistair (from this trip) has a belief which I’m tending to agree with that if you arrange things right in the Ruahines, you can scoot around on the tops all day and go a very long way (if that’s what you fancy) without being very inhibited at all. Last time we did this I was ashamed to admit I was getting bored of tops by the end of the day, and just wanted to walk under trees for a bit. Just keep in mind that the Ruahines can be difficult for snow in winter. They’re also slightly higher than the Tararuas and on certain days can be deceptively extremely windy as soon as you hit somewhere exposed.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:25:21 +0000

Hi Mike, enjoyed reading the post esp with the upcoming trip to the Ruahine’s. The wide tussock tops is a contrast to the Tararua’s where I walk which seems to be narrow goat tracks on the edge of the ridge.

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