Tracks, routes, and huts

i'm not saying dont use electronic devices, yes they are valuable tools, but have a backup to them and know how to use them as well and you'll be a lot safer and better prepared ...

Yeah definately stick to the South Island. I'd fly in/out of either Christchurch or Queenstown.I'm not sure of the best fly fishing rivers but you cant go wrong with Mt Aspiring National Park. Theres lots of wonderful ...

Frank and I walked both sections of the missing link track today and it is just as Madpom describes above except I didn't notice any tape on the southern track at all except at the ...

I did 5 pack float crossings up the Waiohine Gorge about 12 years ago. It was great fun doing it with a few people, linked up in a line. As one person was able to ...

@JETNZ >All summits over 2,900 m are within a 10-mile radius of Aoraki / Mount Cook. Except Mt Aspiring :smile:

mackinnon pass is a wind tunnel, he weather can be vicious... was blowing around 80k when i was there, the only place on the track it was blowing much.. the valles lull you into a ...

This term "goblin forest" as pointed out above is more attributable to the type of stunted mossy trees that grow at a certain altitude in many parts of NZ - ie: there many patches of ...

Yes, I'm casting a spell now to turn agentben into a pile of dog poos... I've had a bit of ongaonga coming out the Waimea in Mount Richmond FP. Not fun; immediate, intense, prolonged. The common ingredient ...

I have seen the new NZ Mountain Safety Council Alpine Tramping Series videos that are on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHy_76uW0tFx2RWtHXpuotQ) mentioned in passing here but no thread about them. I think they are really well put toget...

I was up the Dart looking at Slip Lake last week. For what its worth I saw one place only from Chinamans Bluff up as far as the Lake that looked a suitable ford. There ...

That area has a lot less rain than closer to the main divide. The next valley east, Castle Hill basin has a microclimate where I was told, it only rains 60 days a year.

Thanks for the info.

Dragons Teeth is spectacular

Here's a map, from DOC, showing in colour the car parking situation & options in & around Whakapapa Village. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/about-doc/news/media-releases/tongariro-parking-map.pdf

got John Bull's for farm work. used them in hillstramping and hunting, a lot, they are fine.

my 2 cents-done the trip a few times,on the last we were nearing Grassy Flats when 2 runners barrelled through.At the hut,some hunters told us that they'd left Klondyke Corner & stopped briefly at the ...

Ah 'course, Whirinaki as a there and back again. Good plan. Thanks everyone for your suggestions and tips. Planning on late Nov. Will be beaut.

Thanks waynowski. As per my post I have assessed this. I was also looking for information from someone on the ground, as opposed to information which can be easily found online.

Mt.Herbert must be the 'go to' for many. We often arrive in ChCh at midnight. We go to Mt.Herbert straight away. Then we go shopping, check into a motel just after midday and cook a ...

Hi, many thanks for info

To my mind the main motivation for doing the circuit again would be for him to begin building his snow and ice experience in a setting where other variables are more manageable.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/wanganui/manawatu-gorge-track-brochure.pdf https://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/wanganui/manawatu-gorge-tracks-brochure.pdf...

i know there are a lot of competent hunters, and i'm sure they are around that area, but most of the ones i've personally come across around there I'd give a wide berth... try using ...

Avalanche danger at "4 High Risk Very dangerous avalanche conditions" at the moment. Milford road has also been closed the last two days due to high avalanche danger. https://www.avalanche.net.nz/region/12 Quite typical conditions for this t...

The day trip, with the extended leg, at Key Summit is very much worth it as well.