Author: Andrew Croskery
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Heaphy Track, Kahurangi NP, Dec 2023
We were a day late getting to the start of the track due to low cloud delaying our departure from Wellington then not being able to land in Takaka for the same issue. So our day 1 involved what was planned to be our first two days, and powering through 41.7km to James Mackay Hut.…
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Failure on a Tararua Crossing, Jan 2022
Logistics is one of the difficulties of an end-to-end tramp, no more so than a crossing of the Tararua Range, so I was in luck with Nicola having to work while I had time off. In luck in terms of a driver, but I was to head into this trip without my usual tramping partner. …
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Kaweka J Circuit, Kaweka FP, Dec 2020/Jan 2021
Dodging poor weather meant the first part of our Christmas break was limited to chores at home and a little bike riding. A planned three-day trip into the Tararua Forest Park was canned just ahead of cold weather and snowfall on the Tararua tops, and a round-the-mountain trip was postponed due to an Alert Level…
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Travers Valley, Nelson Lakes NP, Sep 2017
Back in September 2017 Guy Land, Jon Parker and I spent a few days at Nelson Lakes National Park. After a cold night tenting at St Arnaud’s Lake Rotoiti campground we caught a water taxi to Coldwater Hut which is about as appealing as its name suggests. From there we headed up valley for a…
North of the Saddle 