Done a bit of tramping on the eastern side of the north island? Chances are you've stayed at a Heretaunga Tramping Club hut. Glenda Hooper and four club mates from HTC visit a favourite spot and recall the clubs hard work building huts and tracks there in the 40's, 80's and today.
Not just for adventure racers or soliders any more; packrafters beware! Timothy Hargrave gives us the low down on rotting feet in Fiordland.
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. By Julie Stacey
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. by Julie Stacey.
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Penzy Dinsdale offers us a few thoughts about Aquanauting in the Otago Uni Tramping Club (OUTC)
Alpine tops, grade 2 rapids, southern ocean and two perfectly calm crossings of Hauroko, the "Lake of the sounding wind". Jamie McAuly had a dream trip by all accounts...
A remote West Coast river, packrafting, rain, a lack of information about paddling descents; for Chris Abel, it was hard to think of more exciting ingredients for an adventure.
Sally Stockdale explains why her club began running a photo competition again.
On Christmas Eve we set off from the West Arm of Lake Manapouri with around a weeks’ worth of food, packrafting and tramping gear, a bunch of TOPO maps and loose plans to make it to Foveaux Strait. We had a small box of food delivered to Lake Roe Hut on the Dusky Track to pick on the way. For two weeks we linked together rivers, Fiords, lakes, some trails and a few different mountain ranges to make it to the Southern Ocean.
Aimee Smith steps up from passenger to trip leader on a glorious paddle down the Clutha.
Sometimes inspiration comes at you from a strange angle.
The grand-children of John Findlay continue their pilgrimage to the Olivine Range, and the glacier named after him.
The seed was planted for this trip a couple of years ago, when my sister and I were was told that there was a glacier in the Olivine Ranges named after our late grandfather, John Findlay.
Hugh Canard reflects on a few past (mis)adventures which make him grateful for the modern packrafts we have these days.
Joe Bugden and Greg Tilden commit to the exploration of a world class technical canyon in the Dart valley.
Hueristic traps can negatively influence outdoor decision making. Maria Hamelink recalls a few learning experiences which cemented her vow to "never cross a river just because someone says its ok."
Traditionally, the Otaki gorge below Waitewaewae Hut was the domain of trampers with tyre tubes in low summer flows, and the occasional heli-kayaker when it been raining. Now, like many of the Tararua gorges, this is set to become a classic packrafting trip.
After 40 years exploring rivers all around the world, Hugh Canard explains why he loves his new river tool.
Kane Hartill shares the story behind his magnficent photo; of mountain adventures across generations and being there just at the right moment.
Interested in giving Packrafting a whirl? Dulkara Martig offers some information you might want to know before giving it a go.
Katikati Tramping Club members make the most of the long weekends weather to explore and tramp through a delightful part of the Coromandel peninsula.
Trampers go the darnedest places, here Peter Lee-Johnson and his Katikati Tramping Club mates find a view in the southern Kaimai.
In the summer of 2015/2016, a group from the Auckland University Tramping Club traversed the Tararua with support from the FMC Mountain and Forest Trust
