The campfire

A bit sad, but there's heaps of campsites up that way. Who needs a hut, anyway?

Dear Travellers, !!Namaste and warm Greetings from Himalayan Country Nepal!! My name is Sanjib Adhikari. As an independent trekking guide and tour operator in Nepal, I would like to introduce myself to you. I was born and grown ...

Hmm, interesting how spam can revive a thread. I definitely prefer boots over anything else when walking up/down a river. There's the safety issue (esp in NZ) with boulders and low visibility, etc, and that's enough ...

I was sitting in Dominie Bivy one time, brewing up, wondering how I was going to get into Napier or Hastings when I got down to Makahu Saddle. Then a fellow walked in after having ...

Locals told us there hadnt been significant rain it 3 months. I have a picture of the wife standing in one of the mud holes on dry ground with her arm horizontal and resting on ...

Thanks everyone - my partner and I are alive and unharmed, surprisingly! Our apartment has been assessed as unsafe but we've found a new place and are moving in on Monday out of the campervan ...

Oh bugger...! From Boris and the gang at the Kremlin.....! Well done Matthew.

thanks for all the advice. The major problem for me is the work permit. I guess in the 5 months I still have here, I'll just do more volunteer work. If a job comes up ...

Lost a spork last weekend in the Ruahines. My daughter gave me 6 pack of sporks for Christmas in 2009. First one lost after 14 months. That means that present, at this rate, will last ...

I put it on the home page -Martins Bay.

This one showed up. I had the same prob a week or so ago. It was a forum issue. Moderators have now fixed

Has anyone been to Lake Paget on the St James Walkway. It's on the true left between Ada Pass and Christopher hut. It looks like there is also another smaller lake or spring back upstream ...

Hi All. having got an Altis Highgear watch for tracking the barometer and altitude, i figured the 2 would both fluctuate together as the fronts moved over. Not true as far as i can tell - the ...

It's a bespoke platform, not an off-the-shelf forum.

Has anyone been to Lake Paget on the St James Walkway Between Ada Pass and Christopher Hut. I will be down there next month and hope to take some pix. There also seems to be ...

I reckon that that the climb out of Mid Wiohine is the most unrelenting in the Tararua's. many people say the the climb from Neil Forks to Maungahuka is harder but I don't think so. ...

Anyone know what VHF channel/freq is used for the weather scheds in Mt Cook ?

Thanks for the tips about the wind and pack covers. I'm on my way to NZ to do some tramping. I'll make sure I have everything inside my pack well protected in plastic bags, just ...

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