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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: Rangiwahia, Maungamahue, Te Hekenga, Triangle

Posted on 6 March, 2008 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

12 people in a 6 bunk hut. The weather report for the weekend indicated what looked to be quite a violent deluge of a front smothering the entire country all at once, from north to south. The met service was … Continue reading →

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Nice panoramas

Posted on 11 October, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I managed to get a couple of nice panoramas on last weekend’s trip, both on Sunday morning. They’ve been stitched using hugin, which I’m just now starting to learn how to use. The first shows a very snow-covered Ruapehu 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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Trip: Cattle Creek Hut

Posted on 20 August, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Windy windy windy. Dates: 17th – 19th August, 2007 Location: Ruahine Forest Park Huts visited: Stanfield Hut (0 nights), Cattle Creek Hut (1 night). People: Darren, Alex, Clinton, Matt, Michael, Patrick and Meeeee. [Photos] I think I probably ate something … Continue reading →

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Trip: Parks Peak / Upper Makaroro

Posted on 4 March, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Dates: 2nd – 4th March, 2007 Location: Ruahine Forest Park Huts visited: Sentry Box Hut (1 night), Parks Peak Hut (0 nights), Upper Makaroro Hut (1 night). Huts seen: Kylie Biv (from the opposite ridge). [Photos] We arrived quite late … Continue reading →

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Trip: Longview / Awatere Huts

Posted on 20 November, 2006 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Dates: 17th – 19th November, 2006 Location: Ruahine Forest Park Huts visited: Longview Hut (1 night), Awatere Hut (0 nights) [Photos] This was a WTMC easy-medium-rated trip. We were originally supposed to get to Top Gorge hut (via Longview), but … Continue reading →

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Trip: Rangiwahia Hut

Posted on 24 September, 2006 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Dates: 22nd – 24th September, 2006 Location: Ruahine Forest Park Huts visited: Rangiwahia Hut (1 night) [Photos] This was a WTMC easy-rated trip to Rangiwahia Hut in the Ruahine ranges, from Sep 22nd to 24th 2006. This post is a … Continue reading →

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