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Tag Archives: navigation
Media Impressions of a Tararua Rescue
Sunday (a week ago, 11th July) saw what was probably a routine rescue mission in the southern Tararuas. A man (31) and a woman (27) from Wellington were somewhere in the vicinity of Alpha Hut and unexpectedly walking through deep … Continue reading
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Tagged altimeter, compass, media, musing, navigation, search and rescue, tararuas
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Trip: Crow Hut, McKinnon Hut and general confusion
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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Tagged bagged:crow hut, bagged:mckinnon hut, change of plans, department of conservation, favourite, navigation, rain, rivers, ruahines, search and rescue, snow, tramping, wtmc
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Trip: Blue Range Nav to Mid King Biv
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
Topo50 map boundaries and Wellington
This post is my attempt to make sense of where the significant boundaries lie in the replacement 1:50000 Topo50 map series pushed out by Land Information New Zealand last September to replace the old 260 series. I can’t guarantee how … Continue reading
Trip: Walking the Mokihinui River, Southern Branch
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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Tagged bagged:mokihinui forks hut, change of plans, kahurangis, mokihinui river, navigation, rain, rivers, tramping, wtmc
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Te Araroa to avoid Oriwa Ridge in the Tararuas
New Zealand’s Department of Conservation has decided not to establish a track along Oriwa Ridge in the Tararuas as part of Te Araroa — The Long Pathway. Instead, DOC is recommending that Te Araroa go via the exposed tops in … Continue reading
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Tagged department of conservation, government policies, musing, navigation, tararuas
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Trip: Ruamahanga, Blue Range, Te Mara and Kiriwhakapapa
Last weekend we had a nice navigation trip in the Tararuas, along part of Blue Range, organised by Marie and Alistair. It was largely a navigation trip, and was well worthwhile despite persistent rain. Apart from an overnight stop at … Continue reading
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Tagged bagged:blue range hut, navigation, rain, tararuas, tramping, wtmc
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Trip: Ohau, Deception Spur and Mangahao
Deception Spur has an ominous name, but it’s really just another spur in the Tararuas. I’ve been up the spur before, and from what I remembered of it, I didn’t have any hesitation in agreeing to walk up it again. … Continue reading
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Tagged bagged:mangahao flats hut, navigation, rivers, tararuas, tramping, wtmc
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New Topo50 and Topo250 Maps for New Zealand
If you stay informed about maps, you may already know that Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) will be officially changing New Zealand’s Mapping System in September 2009. There will be several obvious changes for people who use LINZ maps for … Continue reading
It’s only a magnet with a circle attached
I bought myself a new compass yesterday, which was another Silva Field 7 baseplate compass, identical to the one that I lost last October. It’s the most basic Silva compass on the market. It’s often marketed as being “ideal for … Continue reading
