The campfire

• Where is this?

  Started by madpom • 422 replies — latest 11 June 202011 June 2020 by gh546f
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  Boundary Creek hut?

• Te Araroa The New Zealand Trail.

  Started by Kickinghorse • 2 replies — latest 8 June 20208 June 2020 by Kickinghorse
  Thanks for the link Wayno. Will enjoy reading. Phil

• River crossing rules of thumb ?.

  Started by Pro-active • 23 replies — latest 8 June 20208 June 2020 by waynowski
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  looks like its their wheeled travel packs that shouldnt be immersed in water https://www.osprey.com/us/en/fitting-learning/pack-care

• PLB long term hire thoughts

  Started by izogi • 10 replies — latest 7 June 20207 June 2020 by Honora
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  Maybe we could put the idea out there that if you've got a loved one tramping, it would make sense for the whanau to club together and buy said loved ...

• Tramper missing after attempting river crossing

  Started by waynowski • 5 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by izogi
  Small correction... From the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, which is different from the Ministry and much smaller. It's the office responsible for investigating and independently evaluating ...

• Why do trampers freak out when they get lost?

  Started by waynowski • 8 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by waynowski
  first time i even came close to being lost i was pretty young.. still at primary school or intermediate was on a camp and taking a walk to a waterfall i'd ...

• routeguides

  Started by madpom • 9 replies — latest 4 June 20204 June 2020 by geomatt
  ...but the DOC track positions, in the DOC web site or in Koordinates web site, are good enough for trip planning purposes.... just not for navigation. Unfortunately LINZ take DOC track ...

• Bear Hunt on NZ Topo Map

  Started by gavinharriss • 1 reply 29 May 202029 May 2020 by Syncop8r
  I'm loving this - have found 45 bears and friends out of 45 clues so far! :)

• Tramping illegal

  Started by madpom • 213 replies — latest 26 May 202026 May 2020 by Honora
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  We're finding it hard to get to stay in some huts these days anyway. We have to wait for deep rivers or deep snow sometimes to get a bunk in ...

• Dogs in Huts

  Started by Mr Finch • 14 replies — latest 25 May 202025 May 2020 by Honora
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  I used to give a mate at work a hard time about how he was always going in to Black Hill Hut but then we started going there a lot ...

• I shouldnt be alive reenactment documentary,

  Started by waynowski • 2 replies — latest 24 May 202024 May 2020 by waynowski
  when the actor took a big slide, it looked like he was holding onto something between his legs that you couldnt see, like something underneath him to slide better on... but ...

• Covid

  Started by waynowski • 11 replies — latest 17 May 202017 May 2020 by Pro-active
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  And partly due to huddling behaviour. The link cites that ""None of the temperatures in badly affected cities dipped below 0C (32F)during the height of the epidemic, which may ...

• Government pulls forward biosecurity, conservation

  Started by waynowski • 1 reply 13 May 202013 May 2020 by madpom
  Looks like mainly wilding pine work. Which is good & worthwhile. But note that as pine control is funded through MPI as part of their biosecurity responsabilities - it's not ...

• some rare fiordland photos

  Started by Liri alex • 1 reply 24 April 202024 April 2020 by geeves
  Should enter some of those pics in the photo competition page

• PLB, again.

  Started by Pro-active • 5 replies — latest 1 April 20201 April 2020 by waynowski
  he didnt know that metal affects compasses? lucky it hasnt happened to him earlier....

• DOC closing some facilities due to COVID 19

  Started by waynowski • 40 replies — latest 29 March 202029 March 2020 by waynowski
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  most of the infectioned in NZ are under 65 yo, most who die are over 65.

• banff film festival free online

  Started by waynowski 26 March 202026 March 2020 • No replies
  https://civictheatre.ca/blog/banff-mountain-film-festival-online

• A downside of trip planning

  Started by Moh_Oz • 3 replies — latest 26 March 202026 March 2020 by waynowski
  theres a lot of nice people to mix with on the great walks. they are all willing to pay top dollar to get a bunk, they aren't looking to dodge ...

• Tents on the Dusky - viable option?

  Started by madpom • 3 replies — latest 21 March 202021 March 2020 by Honora
  Maybe a hammock would be the go? Have to say I could always find a place to put up a tent in in Fiordland although there was only one site ...

• International Travel to NZ

  Started by Kickinghorse • 8 replies — latest 18 March 202018 March 2020 by Ameliaburns
  Pro-active It is a nice way to plan your trip. I also do the same thing when I travel to go somewhere for an occasion.

• Google to map remote NZ trail

  Started by Moh_Oz • 7 replies — latest 11 March 202011 March 2020 by geeves
  Give them a big ladder so they can trek to the Sea Of Tranquility

• Nepal trek

  Started by giuseppe23 10 February 202010 February 2020 • No replies
  Hello people. I have been away for a while and I would love to share with you my latest experience. I recently came back from Nepal where I spent one month. It was ...

• Hut water warning signage changes

  Started by zoneblue • 11 replies — latest 23 January 202023 January 2020 by geeves
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  I can remember when those benches were galvanized iron often minus the galvanizing. If the bugs didnt get you the heavy metal poisoning certainly would

• interesting reading?

  Started by geeves • 7 replies — latest 20 January 202020 January 2020 by pseudo
  > the stats are deceptive Yup, it should be weighted by how many people use the track a year. I last did the Tongariro Crossing with 2 buses full of kids. Other ...

• Traverse along Kaimata Range

  Started by TramperJoe • 3 replies — latest 17 December 201917 December 2019 by glennj
  Tramper Joe I've only been up on Mt Alexander not Mt Howe but I understand the traverse you are asking about is doable. There is some steep and eroding stuff ...