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Trip: Purity, Pourangaki, Kelly Knight (in Winter)

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Last weekend I went out with some trampey club friends, and repeated a Ruahines trip from October 2007, in which we’d gone past Purity Hut, around Iron Peg and down to Pourangaki Hut, then out via Kelly Knight. We’d intended … Continue reading →

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Trip: Tararua Moonlight Southern Crossing

Posted on 29 July, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Near Marchant Ridge, 5.35am. Last weekend Sam, Craig and myself were able to get through a Tararua Moonlight Southern Crossing. I wrote about an aborted attempt to do this jut over a year ago Craig and I were ready to … Continue reading →

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Trip: Crow Hut, McKinnon Hut and general confusion

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Above McKinnon Hut. Getting out of Crow Hut right now is one of the more awkward climbs from a valley I’ve personally had. We more or less slid down the hill-side yesterday morning, persistent rain apparently making the topsoil absolutely … Continue reading →

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Trip: Walls Whare to Totara Flats, and Cone Peak

Posted on 18 June, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Near Cone Peak. A few times now, I’ve wondered just how many degrees of separation there are between people who visit New Zealand’s back-country. Maybe a few people know nearly everyone, and the whole network is very closely connected. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Trip: Blue Range Nav to Mid King Biv

Posted on 11 May, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

The hut book at Mid King Biv. Things began with an idea of a weekend expedition over the Tararua tops to Tarn Ridge Hut. Somehow, even with the weather cooperating for such an idea, things didn’t quite work out that … Continue reading →

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Trip: Rangiwahia Ruahine Womble over the Tops

Posted on 5 May, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Sunday morning. Sitting in the claustrophobic corner of our van, also known as the back seat, I’m struggling to keep my dinner down. We stopped some time earlier at Levin, where I visited one of my favourite feeds for Friday … Continue reading →

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Trip: Walking the Mokihinui River, Southern Branch

Posted on 14 January, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

The Mokihinui River, near the south-west side of Kahurangi National Park, has a large catchment. Our new years’ walk along the river was inspired by recent plans of Meridian Energy to build an 85 metre dam, which would flood the … Continue reading →

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Trip: Exploring the Orongorongo Valley

Posted on 8 December, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

The Orongorongo Valley is a nearby place that I’ve overlooked quite a lot. In once sense it’s too close, which isn’t a fair way to judge somewhere. It’s also relatively popular, with roughly 100 locked private huts and batches dotted … Continue reading →

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