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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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The Hut Fallacy

Posted on 27 February, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

A clouded in Kime Hut on the exposed tops of the Southern Crossing, Tararua Range. fallacy [fal-uh-see]. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy.. 2. a … Continue reading →

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Trip: Holdsworth Lodge to Mitre Flats and back

Posted on 6 May, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I had a free weekend and I realised that I hadn’t been to the Tararuas for about six months! Don’t ask me how this happened because it’s my favourite mountain range. Since I had the time, I made up my … Continue reading →

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Trip: Four days of D’Urville, Moss Pass, Sabine, and an ice axe

Posted on 16 April, 2009 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Having an ice axe attached to your pack makes you look cool. Therefore, what better way to spend Easter than four days in Nelson Lakes National Park with an ice axe, and also with people who are friends? Well, there … Continue reading →

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Trip: Penn Creek Hut on a rainy day

Posted on 10 August, 2008 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Last weekend we went to Penn Creek Hut in the western Tararuas. Dates: 1st – 3rd August, 2008 Location: Tararua Forest Park, Otaki Forks region. People: Craig, Fraser, Peter and me. Huts visited: Field Hut (1 night), Penn Creek Hut … Continue reading →

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Trip: Rangiwahia, Sawtooth and Pourangaki

Posted on 27 April, 2008 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Distant silhouettes after Sawtooth. Dates: 11th – 13th April, 2008 Location: Ruahine Forest Park, Rangiwahia road-end. People: Alistair, Sarah, Illona, Jane, Amanda, Dirk, Paul, Harry, Craig and meeeee. Huts visited: Rangiwahia Hut (1 night), Pourangaki Hut (1 night). Route: Past … Continue reading →

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Trip: Ohau, Dundas, Ruapae, Puketurua

Posted on 6 December, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Craig emerging from Ngapuketurua (with a slight vegetation problem). We were supposed to be walking through rivers all weekend according to the original plan, but the weather was so good that we just couldn’t help ourselves, and ended up on … Continue reading →

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Trip: Purity, Pourangaki, Kelly Knight

Posted on 10 October, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’d seen some weather maps during the Friday afternoon before we left on this trip, suggesting that a massive splodge of rain was heading for the approximate area of the central North Island. This was to be my first attempt … Continue reading →

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The bus ride death trap

Posted on 23 May, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Every time that Stacey or I mentioned we were planning to go to southern Chile, people would tell us that it was too late in the year, and that it would be raining all the time. This didn’t really bother … Continue reading →

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