Tag Archives: search and rescue

Re-living the Sutch Search (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by Mike McGavin

Following from part one and part two. From Evening Post, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 10 (additional): RECALL OF SEARCHERS A LONG PROCESS It is expected that it will be several days before all the searchers can he recalled. … Continue reading →

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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on 30 August, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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This post follows part 1 and is continued in part 3. From Evening Post, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 7: TRAMPERS FOUND IN THE TARARUAS AFTER A FORTNIGHT IN THE RANGES.— The four trampers who have been travelling through … Continue reading →

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Re-living The Sutch Search (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on 27 August, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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After the recent post regarding the search for Esmond Kime, I’ve decided that the New Zealand National Library’s Papers Past service is a gold mine of interesting history, with an added benefit of not needing to extract and dump 2,000 … Continue reading →

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In Search of Esmond J. Kime

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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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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Media Impressions of a Tararua Rescue

Posted on 15 July, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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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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Trip: Crow Hut, McKinnon Hut and general confusion

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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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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High Misadventure by Paul Hersey (my thoughts)

Posted on 28 March, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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I’m not sure how I’ve come to have a fascination with outdoor accidents, but possibly it’s to do with wanting to find out as much as I can about how things can go wrong. It’s a sensitive issue to discuss, … Continue reading →

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The Hut Fallacy

Posted on 27 February, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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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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Tragedy near Kime Hut, part 2

Posted on 18 February, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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Last winter there was a tragedy when two trampers died of hypothermia in blizzard conditions near Kime Hut in the Tararuas. One was particularly high profile, which is possibly why the story has gotten so much attention. I wrote some … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Ruapehu Crater Lake

Posted on 12 February, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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The summit plateau during summer, Dome Shelter partly obscured behind. If you followed his blog, you’d think that Craig never leaves his bike behind these days. He occasionally gets out in tramping boots though, which is great because he’s probably … Continue reading →