Tracks, routes, and huts

If you've only got 3 days then I would suggest just doing The Divide to Lake Mackenzie and back again. Take your time, maybe spend 2 night at Lake Mackenzie. Its 4-6 hours walk from ...

Thanks for the links, Matthew – the track doesn’t sound too bad reading them. I hunted up a few photos of the Freyberg Range – looks like an interesting stroll along there too. So, now I have ...

about 80 kayaks on the beach, from my count and a couple of dozen more were heading for the beach when i left....

When we planned our 2 months in Namibia the first guidebook I read mentioned lots of snakes including black mambas at Waterberg Park. So I skipped Waterberg from our first itinerary. Then I bought another ...

Actually, waynovski, the EU is very flexible about current residence, you can linger in one country without any paperwork for up to 3 months if I'm not mistaken. I won't be staying in one country ...

If you break a leg, you'll need sufficient emergency shelter to survive the night. Hypothermia and serious injuries are a fatal combination. Yes, we carry either a fly (tarp) or a light 1.5kg 2 layer ...

I've not heard anything at least, and not according to DOC: http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/backcountry-huts-by-region/manawatu-whanganui/manawatu/alice-nash-memorial-heritage-lodge/ Compare with a hut like Howletts,...

http://www.avalanche.net.nz/Forecasts/region.asp?a=4

he says they don't have much gear so they are going to need to know where to get it...

The Otehake does stop some people sometimes. Frank and I crossed it once thigh deep, then realized a couple of guys were watching us crossing with great interest. We found out they'd camped overnight then ...

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/queenstown-lakes/257989/road-be-closed-remove-rockfall-risk

looking through my old handbooks that go back to the 1950's i have to agree with what Izogi has said, my old maps dont show anything either although i have one very old and rare ...

I didn't make it. Ran out of weekends and put a moratorium on trips one month before our due date. As it happens, we're still waiting.... I'll leave it on my to do list though, ...

right now its under mountain of fresh snow....

Useful and should improve! I've looked hard at the West Coast stuff and there are a lot of omissions & errors that will be fixed eventually? I've started adding visits but have only got my West ...

Awesome pics. Brings back memories of the Darrens. The hardest thing I did was an E-W traverse of Sabre. That was quite enough for me.

http://doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/tongariro-alpine-crossing-to-reopen/ "temporary repairs have been made to the Ketetahi Hut which will now act as a day shelter until it is replaced with a new day shelter in 2014" so it looks ...

officially it's still closed until further notice http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/backcountry-huts-by-region/wellington-kapiti/kapiti/kime-hut/

Good move on the chef's part. Frank and I specialize in late arrivals (alpine finishes we call them). We always cook up a feed to nourish and repair the muscles for the next day. Last ...

i've taken water from the routeburn river, no problems

I caught the bus from Kathmandu to Jiri and walked from there. In my view, the section from Jiri to Lukla was a highlight of the trip in that I saw very few trekkers. Often ...

Pleased to hear the old track up the Julia Stream has been reopened. Came down that quite a few years ago and managed to stay on track by sticking to the line of the thickest ...

http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-44.284752,168.988481&z=15&pin=1 Thanks all for the advice. After months of research I only found 2 people that have ascended Mt Jumbo. Both people without issue. One guy paraglided down to Albert Burn ...

Thanks. Perhaps those are just very old cairns. Sound like everybody is going the same way.

Yes, it's fairly dull on the main trails. All right for a hut bagger like me though especially if you go off-route or up the Stanley River (good this time of year with the levels ...