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Positive News for Cone Hut
Some have probably already seen this, but following my earlier post regarding the vandalism of Cone Hut, Stuff reports that there’s been a positive and concerted effort to repair and restore it to a state better than what it was … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, huts, tararua tramping club, tararuas, update, vandalism
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Cone Hut trashed by vandals
I’ve only just written about what a great deal we’re probably getting on looking after our back-country huts for minimal cost given what’s available, but then this is reported: A historic hut in the Tararua Range, three hours’ walk from … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, huts, tararua tramping club, tararuas, vandalism
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The Downs and Ups and Downs of Kime Hut
I’m unsure what to make of the latest happenings surrounding Kime Hut. This Saturday the TTC had been planning to host its own “opening ceremony” at the hut. If you haven’t heard, however, the TTC has been forced to abandon … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, government policies, history, huts, musing, tararua southern crossing, tararua tramping club, tararuas
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Tararua Footprints Online
Many people who visit the Tararuas will have a copy of Merv Rodgers’ book from 1996, Tararua Footprints, on their bookshelf. Historically it’s one of the more authoritative guidebooks on the Tararuas, talking about river systems and valleys and how … Continue reading
Not much to say
I won’t comment much about the recent tragedy to befall one of the Wellington-based clubs over the new year, except that my thoughts are with them and the affected families and friends.
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Huts: Untold stories from back-country New Zealand, by Mark Pickering (review)
This is the second book I’ve read by Mark Pickering, the first having been A Tramper’s Journey, which I liked (the review is here). He’s written many books, and this is a topic that Mark Pickering is especially suited to, … Continue reading
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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 3 of 3)
Following from part one and part two. “It is, therefore, reasonable that the actions of Trampers who become—or are believed to be—lost should be thrown open to examination, and, if necessary, to criticism. When a party that was expected to … Continue reading
Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 1 of 3)
This post is followed by part 2 and part 3. “There are so many possibilities in regard to the whereabouts of the missing party that anything in the nature of “combing the country” is out of the question. The most … Continue reading
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Tagged article, change of plans, history, newspaper clippings, search and rescue, snow, tararua tramping club, tararuas, tramping
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In Search of Esmond J. Kime
Here’s a slice of history: From Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 137, 13 June 1922, Page 8: MISSING TRAMPERS Two Wellington youths, who set out to cross the Tararuas last Thursday morning, have not since been heard of, and their … Continue reading
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A Trampers Journey by Mark Pickering (my notes)
Several years ago I picked up this book by Mark Pickering titled A Tramper’s Journey, subtitled Stories from the back country of New Zealand, and noticed the entire opening section was all about the author’s 1970s experience in Tongue & … Continue reading
