bmackz

Have been a tramper for 45 years and covered most of the NI major ranges and some in the south. Am frustrated as living in Auckland means at least a 3hr drive to the nearest good tramping. Love getting into the hills for longer stretches, typically 6-7days.
Have kept a diary for much of that time and have a useful database of tracks, times and huts.

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• bmackzbmackz discussed Dick's Spur: Eastern Kawekas 29 June 201629 June 2016.

  Thanks hutchk, will report back but not going till september

• bmackzbmackz discussed North Wilkin track 16 September 201416 September 2014.

  Was up there in Feb 2013 and was as described above. Went up Waterfall face, not nearly as bad as ...

• bmackzbmackz commented on madpom'smadpom's photograph, Ikawetea Forks Hut 2 November 20102 November 2010.

  Good route out of the hut up the long easy ridge to the south. No track but bush very open ...

• bmackzbmackz discussed RE: Croesus Track access from Blackball end - a... 9 July 20109 July 2010.

  I was there in early March this year and the road was fine, unless the winter has damaged it since ...

• bmackzbmackz commented on the track, Oamaru to Cascade Hut via Maungaorangi 14 June 201014 June 2010.

  This "route" is now a cut and marked track all the way from the Oamaru river over the Maungaorangi tops ...

• bmackzbmackz commented on Yarmoss'sYarmoss's photograph, Hokuri Creek 14 May 201014 May 2010.

  So thats what it "normally" looks like. We came round from Big Bay in torrential rain and had to swim ...