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Shuttle Nelson Airport- Wangapeka

Robynne0 posted in Tramping partners 18 January 20211 hour ago • No comments

Kia ora koutou, I've booked a shuttle From Dart Ford, east end of Wangapeka Track to Nelson airport 16 March 2021. Good opportunity to share the shuttle cost if you want to fly in to Nelson and ...

Emergency shelters?

dreambroom posted in Gear talk • 36 comments, latest 17 January 2021yesterday by geeves

One thing to consider if using a cellphone is that 111 calls can be routed through any carrier. This has been available since 3g although it wasnt reliable with that as phones would try and ...

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What is like at the moment in the kiwi mountains ?

giuseppe23 posted in The campfire • 15 comments, latest 15 January 20213 days ago by glennj

I ducked up Mt Brown during Covid lockdown (close to home) and thought I'd have it to myself but met 19 others whilst descending. On the other hand I also did a big day trip ...

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East to West

madpom posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 29 comments, latest 15 January 20213 days ago by waynowski

off topic, but amazing, mulvany's daughter did an amazing first kayak circumnavigation of svalbard. best performance by supporting actors was the Polar Bears trying to get up close and personal... https://vimeo.com/433238784

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Screwy links

bernieq posted in This website • 1 comment, 14 January 20213 days ago by madpom

I had this same issue with the homepage links linking back to the homepage rather than the artical thry were for. Then the next time I looked the links worked. Right now they all link ...

FS: Various Tents for Sale

rp1790 posted in Buy / sell / exchange • 4 comments, latest 13 January 20215 days ago by bairdo

Hi, Are any of these still available? thanks :)

Tararuas - Smith Creek to Puffer Saddle

jcmck posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 5 comments, latest 11 January 202111 January by jcmck

Thanks for the feedback everyone. We ended up going to the old hut site and up towards Marchant ridge and returning the same way, rather than dropping down to Smith Creek. First outing in a ...

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Light Boots or Hiking Shoes for a Beginner

Liam Fearghail posted in Beginners and newbies • 35 comments, latest 7 January 20217 January by Honora

That would be alot cheaper than the acquaseal!

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Milford track from the 1/05/2021

giuseppe23 posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 4 comments, latest 7 January 20217 January by waynowski

the bridges that are removed are bridges over side streams... someone drowned a few years ago trying to cross a side stream that had the bridge was removed on... the side stream might look crossable, ...

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More active and useful content

jmeyer posted in The campfire • 15 comments, latest 1 January 20211 January by Honora

Unfortunately that FB page clogs up my old laptop so it doesn't work for me at all.

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Whats everyone got planned?

Jono51 posted in The campfire • 340 comments, latest 1 January 20211 January by Honora

Madpom's done some good long trips in the N.I. He will have them posted on his routeguides website.

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Power banks for tramping

izogi posted in Gear talk • 32 comments, latest 31 December 202031 December by VincentBowman

I absolutely love GoerTek 25000mAh solar power bank. It has three USB ports so I can charge my phone and tablet at the same time. It is solar so it perfect for taking with me ...

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Tracks petition

petemcd posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 20 comments, latest 26 December 202026 December by PhilipW

Peter, Many thanks for the time and effort you've put into this. And to everyone else who's commented on this informed and highly interesting thread. I must confess I clicked on it with few expectations and then ...

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Pleas to the weather gods

madpom posted in The campfire • 5 comments, latest 24 December 202024 December by madpom

Yes - the BoM weather for the fortnight looks preferable to the metservice stuff. Can I have that one please?

Hobbs Bivvy North Route Burn

Yulzman posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 8 comments, latest 20 December 202020 December by Ian_H

Yes, we nearly met high on the Park Pass Glacier. My plan was to spend Tuesday night on Park Pass, then do a day trip as high as I could manage on the Park Pass ...

suggestions for 2-3 days in Te Uruwera or Kawekas

dreambroom posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 10 comments, latest 18 December 202018 December by geeves

There are mosquitoes but nothing like as bad

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Beans Burn

Yulzman posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 5 comments, latest 9 December 20209 December by Briar

Took us 4hrs from Sylvan carpark to the mouth of the Beans Burn and roughly 6 hrs up to Split Rock biv. Check out my trip report here: http://waitakathlete.blogspot.com/2018/03/five-passes.html There's deer trails and traplines along most of...

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NZ National Parks in 3D

Ian_H posted in Tracks, routes, and huts • 7 comments, latest 7 December 20207 December by geoffnet

Quite right Ian,Danilo Hegg has some great photos on there. Also check out Nina Dickerhofs website,equally stunning and she gets out a lot more,heaps of great trips/climbs.

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repairing Terra Nova Tent

geeves posted in Gear talk • 5 comments, latest 7 December 20207 December by waynowski

https://tentpoletechnologies.com/ About Us TentPole Technologies specializes in fiberglass and aluminum tent pole replacements and repairs. Our team has over 35 years of experience working with the industry’s top suppliers, including Easton ...

Edit hut failing

madpom posted in This website • 2 comments, latest 2 December 20202 December by madpom

Ok. PFM! Working fine now.

Bug Sept 2020

pmcke posted in This website • 3 comments, latest 2 December 20202 December by matthew

Sorry about this! I missed the issue and missed the thread.

Good RNZ Interview

PhilipW posted in The campfire • 25 comments, latest 29 November 202029 November by Dodgydave

Well measuring anything as the bird flies from a single structure is never going to o come up with a huge number mainly because we are a tiny country. Go for a walk through there and ...

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Clothes for NZ sun?

dreambroom posted in Gear talk • 47 comments, latest 29 November 202029 November by Pro-active

Still on Amazon if you can crack the translation of sizes ?. ""4-6 times warmer than any solid knit by weight. Better moisture transport"" https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/15F52D94-71A8-46ED-8724-D7AD3A6CC1BE?ingress=0&visitId=b39aafba-ebde...

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Coroner emphasizes carrying emergency shelter

Honora posted in The campfire • 8 comments, latest 25 November 202025 November by waynowski

four people with hypothermia rescued from Ruahines https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruahine-ranges-rescued-tramper-was-one-hour-from-death/A2SJZROPW6T5PL2TTQJQUVMCIA

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Backcountry Navigator off-line topo maps

madpom posted in The campfire 16 November 202016 November • No comments

I've run off some up to date 'atlases' for the Backcountry Navigator app - if anyone is interested. These allow you complete NZ coverage of topomaps and WAMS-style access maps when not in coverage. They ...

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