Tracks, routes, and huts

http://www.odt.co.nz­/news/queenstown-lak­es/257989/road-be-cl­osed-remove-rockfall­-risk

well it certainly isnt like the old forest service day when they could assemble a hut in a week .... two and a half months later and the new hut still ...

looking through my old handbooks that go back to the 1950's i have to agree with what Izogi has said, my old maps dont show anything either although i have ...

tried to post a report on the rivers on the harpers pass tramp but didn,t work so will try again. Hurunui,Taramakau Otehake,and otira were all quite low and easily crossed ...

Just an update (2013) on this one - in case anyone's looking for info. In 2006 this was 'not too bad' except for the two 1km sections mentioned above: Burn ...

I didn't make it. Ran out of weekends and put a moratorium on trips one month before our due date. As it happens, we're still waiting.... I'll leave it on ...

unknown, before you had one hut warden having to do two huts in the caples, how they will distribute the hut wardens in future is anyones guess, they could ditch ...

right now its under mountain of fresh snow....

Useful and should improve! I've looked hard at the West Coast stuff and there are a lot of omissions & errors that will be fixed eventually? I've started adding visits but ...

Awesome pics. Brings back memories of the Darrens. The hardest thing I did was an E-W traverse of Sabre. That was quite enough for me.

http://doc.govt.nz/a­bout-doc/news/media-­releases/tongariro-a­lpine-crossing-to-re­open/ "temporary repairs have been made to the Ketetahi Hut which will now act as a day shelter until it is replaced with a new day shelter in 2014" so it looks ...

officially it's still closed until further notice http://www.doc.govt.­nz/parks-and-recreat­ion/places-to-stay/b­ackcountry-huts-by-r­egion/wellington-kap­iti/kapiti/kime-hut/­

Good move on the chef's part. Frank and I specialize in late arrivals (alpine finishes we call them). We always cook up a feed to nourish and repair the muscles ...

i've taken water from the routeburn river, no problems

I caught the bus from Kathmandu to Jiri and walked from there. In my view, the section from Jiri to Lukla was a highlight of the trip in that I ...

All clear thanks guys. Yes, the ridge behind the hut looks easy and inviting but even on Google Earth looks scrubby and my mate hates leatherwood with a passion and ...

Pleased to hear the old track up the Julia Stream has been reopened. Came down that quite a few years ago and managed to stay on track by sticking to ...

http://www.topomap.c­o.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&l­l=-44.284752,168.988­481&z=15&pin=1 Thanks all for the advice. After months of research I only found 2 people that have ascended Mt Jumbo. Both people without issue. One guy paraglided down to Albert Burn ...

Thanks. Perhaps those are just very old cairns. Sound like everybody is going the same way.

Well, no one's answered so here goes. It's a 5km walk to the hut from the road. That would take some folks an hour and others maybe an hour and ...

Yes, it's fairly dull on the main trails. All right for a hut bagger like me though especially if you go off-route or up the Stanley River (good this time ...

yeah , use your judgement as to whether you might be being patronised to or whether the advise is genuine... but i'd usually heed strong warnings, their advise should be ...

Really enjoyed our first walk out here just before Christmas looking forward to further excursions this year

Hi, thanks for your reply, we went to Nelson Lakes instead this time but I always have Kaikoura on the back up trip list in case of norwesterly weather

Yes, there may be some obligation to cart out your poop but I'd check with DoC on that, if you're concerned. http://www.doc.govt.­nz/parks-and-recreat­ion/national-parks/a­oraki-mount-cook/pla­n-and-prepare/pack-i­t-out-poo-pots/

Yup, that's generally the way it's done. Good call.

does anyone have a copy of the series "Explorers" from peter elliot? I wanted a personal copy on DVD and i asked TVNZ and they told me they cant release it ...

slight chance, but i wouldnt bet on it there at this time of year. http://www.mountain-­forecast.com/peaks/M­t-Tapuaenuku/forecas­ts/1000 http://www.metservic­e.com/national/maps-­rain-radar/rain-rada­r-forecasts/rain-for­ecast-3-day

Thanks! The Mt Travers route just next door is also a nice one.

Ah thanks I'll look into that one!

Finally a reply. Unfortunately it doesnt help. As stated above it confirms the Mangatepopo road as a park road rather than a legal road so Doc can close if they ...

Westland usually gets its first big dump of snow that stays there any time from the first to third week of May. Last year there was quite a good fall ...

So that was your boot prints I saw. The biggest holes were above the Snowy buts thats a reasonable gorge in places. Only 3 or 4 places where there was ...

I've been lucky enough to spend a couple of nights in a rock bivvy at Kea Basin and I'd like to take my girlfriend to one somewhere in the N.I ...

Hey glennj, thanks very much for that detailed reply. That is exactly the kind of information we were after. The route sounds doable. We will probably head up Park Stream early ...

Bernieq you can contact me at joe dot ngapo at clear dot net dot nz. I could then send you some photos, etc through email.

Forgot to mention Roys Peak - fabulous day walk just out of Wanaka.

Thanks for the tips Glenn. Explorer Hut this weekend if the weather allows.

A tree fell through the roof of Rockburn Hut on Saturday. It was already rather rough, and now it is closed. Trampers are advised to carry tents. More information (note the ...

Hi walkingeverywhere, I have to agree with the others here that you should probably avoid Ruapehu and Tahurangi. However, to get back to your original question, here are some of my ...

Just wanted to say thanks for all the help I got from you guys. Unfortunately Rees-Dart wasn't very reasonable to do with one of the bridges not ready to be ...

Thanks guys & gal,Thanks for your input.Yes,it`s Lake Stream Hut,as per your post,Yarmoss.We`re heading up to Nelson for a week & a mate wanted to have a look;be rude not ...

I suggest you do something alpine, or that goes into the alps as apart from the Kepler eveything you've done so far is low altititude or volcanic. A trip up to ...

Thanks for these comments. Very useful. Dropping down to a ski field is an opportunity of course, but apparently I'd better take plenty of water anyway. This opens up new ...

Hurunui Hut(how long depends on your vehicle and whether gate open to public) with 4.5km walk to hot pools (one and a half hours away). Pinnacles Hut at the other end ...

jpg. up now titled NZFS Worsley Pass etc.

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From Homer Hut on Milford Road - Talbot-McPherson Traverse. A strictly scrambling/alpine event, with tonnes of exposure. Scramble up Talbot's ladder to McPherson Peak - cross the glacier to Traverse ...

Teapot, see the 2003 volume of the NZAC Journal - pp. 36-40. We describe a trip up the Landsborough over Douglas Pass and round the TR of Lake Douglas on ...