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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 too. That walk in along ...
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Mt Fell / Mt Richmond Huts
Briar posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 2 comments,
latest 25 May 2020yesterday by 
madpom
The old fell hut site had no flat ground at all. Can't speak for the new one. Good camping at Richmond Saddle.
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 its TV, take it with ...
Stepping back about 15 side-tracks. I notice that Redcliff Hut appeared on DOC's maps at some point during lockdown (so maybe DOC Te Anau follow tramper.nz!). I further notice that there was a Redcliff Hut ...
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Couple missing in Kahurangi National Park
waynowski posted in The campfire • 4 comments, latest 23 May 20203 days ago by
izogi
Ugh. Things aren't looking good if some kind of clue isn't dug up soon on where and when they might have even been trying to be.
> Despite the area covered and the growing resources thrown ...
Lower Salmon Creek Biv
Bozeman posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 1 comment,
22 May 20203 days ago by 
Honora
@Bozeman: Thanks for the update.
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Snowy Creek(Dart)
Yulzman posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 4 comments, latest 19 May 202019 May by
aardvark
I wasn't asked for ID when i drank some of the water from Snowy Ck, on my way to Lochnagar.
I would suggest injecting a bit of the Snowy Creek as a cure for the ...
Re Becketts access. Both WAMS and DOC show a DOC track along the 4WD track that goes to Becketts.
DOC call it: APARIMA HUT TO PRINCHESTER SADDLE TRACK
The track was there (in DOC's brochures) in 2011, ...
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Full Routeburn & Milford tracks by Summer ?.
Pro-active posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
17 May 202017 May
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Geotechnical report still to complete but plans are for Routeburn (end-to-end) & Milford Tracks to be open for Summer.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/great-walks-recovery-track-summer
In the end, I was comfortably warm with the quilt in the huts on the Kepler Track in early February this year.
I used a silk/cotton liner to avoid sticking to the mattress.
The weather was ...
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Government pulls forward biosecurity, conservation
waynowski posted in The campfire • 1 comment, 13 May 202013 May bymadpom
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 necessarily a boost to DOC's ...
Just checked Moir’s and Zora canyon is descended on the true left though it is quite an in-depth route description so well worth getting hold of a copy to study.
*Zora autocorrect!
Taranaki - North Summit Route in winter
M400-1 posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 2 comments,
latest 10 May 202010 May by 
geeves
You start sliding on that mountain there isnt much terrain that will stop you. Coroners reports have quoted falls of 300+ meters
matthew
How many active members does this forum have?
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Track info - Ivory lake
mikiejhinton posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 10 comments,
latest 4 May 20204 May by Honora
I like the idea of "route bagging" :smile:
Personally I think that adding all the DOC tracks would clutter up the routeguides interface. Generally if I'm looking at routeguides it is either because there *isn't* an ...
not bad, but not as accurate as NZ topos. they look like hte contours have been computer generated and dont bear as accurate a resemblance to all the topography.cliffs for instance may not show. its ...
Peanut butter - double bagged
Pro-active posted in Food
• 11 comments,
latest 27 April 202027 April by Pro-active
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While we can't get out into the wilderness we can still explore - some light entertainment based on the popular lockdown Bear Hunt...
Some naughty teddy bears and their friends have snuck off into the wilds, ...
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some rare fiordland photos
Liri alex posted in The campfire • 1 comment, 24 April 202024 April bygeeves
Should enter some of those pics in the photo competition page
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Nelson Tops as alternate to Harper Pass
debazin posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 3 comments,
latest 19 April 202019 April by wpullan
Hi,
A few years ago I went up behind the Top Hope Hut, along the Nelson Tops, along the Tutaekuri Tops, crossed the head of Mackenzie Stream into the unnamed stream via the saddle North of ...
Hi @Matthew,
Just following up on this. Anything you need from me to help progress this onwards? Understand you may be preoccupied with more important things at present, just thought I'd check in in-case now is ...
Just wondering if anyone has done this route in May?
I have read the Moirs snippet on the route and it says this is the simplest route in summer so thinking maybe its a bit dodgey ...
Snowy Creek to Lochnagar
Ian_H posted in Tracks, routes, and huts
• 17 comments,
latest 12 April 202012 April by Yulzman
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