Packhorse hut on a wet day
The walk to Packhorse Hut is right at the bottom end of what qualifies as a 'tramp', at least in my book. So that was the minimum we could do. And the bad weather might even add a little excitement
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Having enjoyable tramping trips depends on reliable weather forecasting. The biggest part of this comes from your ability to interpret the professional weather forecast in relation to the localised...
View ArticleWoolshed Creek Hut in winter
Tramping to Woolshed Creek Hut is a very different experience in winter The weather forecast was for snow right out onto the plains on Saturday night and Sunday. That limited the options for tramping...
View ArticleAvalanche Peak Challenge 2010
I saw that the Avalanche Peak Challenge is being run on Saturday 6 March this year. This 25 km alpine mountain run starts at Arthurs Pass village, 150 km west of Christchurch, and climbs steeply 1100...
View ArticleKoropuku to Townsend Hut
One of the best ways to 'd0' the Koropuku is as a through trip including Townsend Hut in the Taramakau. Crossing the ridge between Townsend and the Koropuku has no difficulty for the average...
View ArticleBleak day at Packhorse Hut
Honora had been away for two weeks. We both had our own reasons to go for a walk to Packhorse Hut in the bleakest weather of the winter.
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