The campfire

• New book covering Tararua Tramping Club centenary

  Started by John Saunders • 2 replies — latest 2 July 20192 July 2019 by Honora
  thanks for the link. I caught a bit of the interview and it was really entertaining.

• Tararuas: Marking poles and signage

  Started by Gregor • 46 replies — latest 21 June 201921 June 2019 by Gregor
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  Thanks to all who posted. Wonderful insights, thoughtful proposals, stimulating discussion. Cheers~

• Body found in search for missing man, West Coast

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 15 June 201915 June 2019 by waynowski
  found in the riverbed, believed to have drowned trying to cross the river

• Another missing tramper in Tararuas

  Started by TararuaHunter • 87 replies — latest 14 June 201914 June 2019 by PhilipW
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  @TararuaHunter I'm not 100% sure of the year now, but I think it was late November 2009. If you know Tony Matheson he may still have the phone call I ...

• Scorn for not having a PLB - your input

  Started by wet_boots • 7 replies — latest 14 June 201914 June 2019 by wet_boots
  izogi - that's really useful, thank you! I've often come across your blog when researching trips :) Will give those a good read now but already looking highly relevant - ...

• Helicopter rescue goes for a spin.

  Started by Pro-active • 2 replies — latest 7 June 20197 June 2019 by geeves
  The line may of been frayed or not tied properly causing the failure.

• Tramper.nz quoted in the ODT, yer famous

  Started by James the Giant • 3 replies — latest 4 June 20194 June 2019 by Honora
  I had friends kayak L. Hauroko some years ago and remember their talking about the wind roaring down the lake. Maybe it was the Lady of the Lake's revenge! Hauroko ...

• Price hike for Great Walks one year on

  Started by pseudo • 42 replies — latest 27 May 201927 May 2019 by aardvark
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  The military aren't the only ones working on such things. I have seen more agile (maybe less robust) units.

• Body found on Canterbury's Mt Lancelot

  Started by waynowski • 9 replies — latest 7 May 20197 May 2019 by Richard/s
  13/04/2019 Mt Lancelot A PLB activation was picked up by the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) in Wellington at approx. 1920hrs, from a location near the Crow Hut in the upper Crow ...

• hypothermic tramper rescued from Tararuas

  Started by waynowski • 7 replies — latest 29 April 201929 April 2019 by TararuaHunter
  I don't think its only the 'ultralite' crowd that get into trouble. Most SAR callouts are for trampers, making wrong decisions, not knowing or ignoring the likely weather, the risk on ...

• Search under way for tramper missing in Canterbury

  Started by waynowski • 1 reply 21 April 201921 April 2019 by waynowski
  found https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/112178733/search-under-way-for-missing-tramper-missing-in-canterbury-high-country

• Best Ultralight piss-take, so good

  Started by jmeyer 17 April 201917 April 2019 • No replies
  This is hilarious for anyone who's been around American long-distance hikers haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxpObyS4DE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0QHNVKdw_UitisIo7Z_HxizBxWlgmwV7LKrJIm73GZsV91sE_zHNQ093I

• Mount Somers Walkway Facebook page.

  Started by lewshaw 17 April 201917 April 2019 • No replies
  Glen Currie has started a Facebook page called Mount Somers Walkway and made me an administrator.For a number of reasons,this will be temporary for me and someone else will pick ...

• What is appropriate here?

  Started by matthew • 14 replies — latest 10 April 201910 April 2019 by gazcan
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  I pick and choose what threads to read. If I don't like the thread or it is of no interest to me - or if a boring know-all is relentlessly ...

• Transport Nelson to Marahau

  Started by dutchman • 2 replies — latest 9 April 20199 April 2019 by Forest328
  Car hire - can work out cheaper than shuttle and infinitely more flexible.

• Hunting & Fishing pulls 'military-style' semi-auto

  Started by waynowski • 46 replies — latest 3 April 20193 April 2019 by Pro-active
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  With respect to the Moderators tolerance so far, I'm dropping out of this thread. I'm more likely to mail respond if something comes up.

• Trippy Tramping website

  Started by AndrewTaylor • 1 reply 28 March 201928 March 2019 by si-dog
  No, I have often wondered myself about that

• Tramper with dislocated shoulder airlifted ...

  Started by Pro-active • 3 replies — latest 15 March 201915 March 2019 by Honora
  All the best with the shoulder recovery. I heard that ski field first aid posts could relocate a shoulder by telling the injured snowboarder etc. to take off their jacket! ...

• 1 in 300 trampers injured themselves last year

  Started by geeves • 10 replies — latest 14 March 201914 March 2019 by waynowski
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  the stats in the report arent much use, they dont discriminate on the severity of the injury and they don't factor in how much more likely people might be getting ...

• Unprepared & foolish: stories of idiots you've met

  Started by James the Giant • 46 replies — latest 7 March 20197 March 2019 by geeves
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  A trip leader from a previous tramping club I was in some 30 years ago lead us astray quite spectacularly in the Ruahinis. This was some 30 years ago or ...

• 2 minute noodles or ramen noodles

  Started by Honora • 8 replies — latest 28 February 201928 February 2019 by Pro-active
  I thought that was the pasta test - Throw it at the wall. If it sticks it's primo ?.

• When people ask "Can I borrow this from you ?"

  Started by giuseppe23 • 29 replies — latest 23 February 201923 February 2019 by Honora
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  After reading this thread and then watching a couple of young ladies wolf dcwn half a pint of cream with their muesli, I resisted the urge to ask for a ...

• Wilderness magazine NZ

  Started by giuseppe23 • 19 replies — latest 18 February 201918 February 2019 by roysta1
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  Gee, I must be on another planet then. I find the magazine is pretty good. There's no comparison between it and the Australian equivalent. I think the Wilderness articles are interesting ...

• Stretching before and/or after Hiking.

  Started by giuseppe23 • 7 replies — latest 14 February 201914 February 2019 by Pro-active
  Yeah. Ha ha guys !. Usually stop for coffees etc when with a car pool. Dragging yourself out of the car and unfolding is the hardest part of the trip.

• missing 60yo in tararuas

  Started by waynowski • 29 replies — latest 11 February 201911 February 2019 by giuseppe23
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  Just another update in the facebook page LANDSAR new zeland. They showing a video of search and rescue team on top of the ranges with an atrocious wind while they were ...