The campfire

• organising tramps by email

  Started by calvert • 1 reply 10 October 200710 October 2007 by Dztramping
  I am from oversea and over 40 and look 30. It seems that there are some good trips to South in the ATC 2008 promotion. Congratulations!

• Snaring

  Started by GerbenNL • 2 replies — latest 24 August 200724 August 2007 by Numbat
  You can catch rabbits by any means you want. However the method will have to be Humane otherwise some quangos will come down on you. As to it being healthy. ...

• Trekking at altitude

  Started by macca • 1 reply 25 May 200725 May 2007 by calvert
  Yes, in Auckland you can get preparation in the form of special breathing practice from some sports medicine people, ask the Uni Dept of Sports Science people, Dr Walt used ...

• Photo of the Day Screensaver

  Started by matthew 11 April 200711 April 2007 • No replies
  Hey I just set this up and thought I'd share. If you would like a Photo of the Day screensaver, install the Google Photos Screensaver from here: http://pack.google.com/screensaver.html then configure ...

• Access to huts/tramps

  Started by csuggate • 1 reply 15 March 200715 March 2007 by chris1
  Most other huts and campsites are covered by an annual hut pass or backcountry hut tickets. "Alpine" huts aren't covered, nor are huts on private walks (Banks Peninsula, Kaikoura track, ...

• Hiking Mars

  Started by matthew 14 February 200714 February 2007 • No replies
  Scientists using data from a European space probe orbiting Mars have produced new topographic maps of the Red Planet. The "hiker's maps" provide detailed height contours and names of geological ...

• Heritage park for Coast?

  Started by matthew 18 January 200718 January 2007 • No replies
  Government is considering making Kawatiri Heritage Park out of 147,000 ha of the West Coast. It will extend 80km north of the Buller River to the Little Wanganui River, east ...