Connection to the land: carving out a home of her own
The daughter of US park ranger parents delves into her journey of connection to New Zealand where she has found a home of her own.
Climbing Plan C – Southwest Ridge of Cloudy Peak
An attempt on the southwest ridge of Cloudy Peak, a little beyond Erewhon Station in the Canterbury mountains
Eastern Kaweka's Heretaunga heritage
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.
Trench Foot The joy of GodZone or a peril for Packrafters?
Not just for adventure racers or soliders any more; packrafters beware! Timothy Hargrave gives us the low down on rotting feet in Fiordland.
A taste of Te Araroa Part two: What it means to be a Kiwi
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. By Julie Stacey
A taste of Te Araroa Part one: Preparation
A solo tiny tramper sets her sights on the trail for a life-changing five month journey. by Julie Stacey.
Funding the future The FMC Mountain and Forest Trust
Find out about where your donations go, to help support the objectives of FMC
Climbing Third time lucky
A round trip in winter from Homer Hut, climbing Mt McPherson via Talbot Ladder, then over Traverse Pass to Gertrude Saddle and down.
Lessons learned: when rivers rise…
Good judgement usually comes from experience, and experience usually comes from bad judgement...
Aquanauting: Taking a boat for a walk
Penzy Dinsdale offers us a few thoughts about Aquanauting in the Otago Uni Tramping Club (OUTC)
On a dream
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...
The excitement of the unknown Exploring the Paringa
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.
Barnsey's guide to World Heritage Areas
Do you know your parks from your reserves? Which ones might be swapped tomorrow, which will be there for your grandchildren? Understand the legalese behind the land parcels that collectively constitute our public conservation land.
Ol' club mates: real friends
So what is it about tramping and climbing that builds friendships as solid as Darrans diorite?
Photo comps: Just amateurs
Sally Stockdale explains why her club began running a photo competition again.
Manapouri to Foveaux Strait The quintessential Fiordland journey
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.
Manawatu Gorge A brush with death or a brush with bureaucracy?
The closure of the Manawatu Gorge road is a pain for drivers...but Anthony Behrens reckons it’s a great walk through one of the region’s most dramatic places...it’s a shame about all the barriers
Tararua tops Chasing the fifteenth
In pursuit of the Tararuas' fifteen points above 1,500 metres
Good ol' Kiwi understatement When the whitewater is the easy part
Two hard days to get over Emily Pass, and then a long day down the Okuru River to the ocean
Club systems Membership management
Find out what works (and doesn't work) for clubs big and small.
Time to step up Cruising down the Clutha
Aimee Smith steps up from passenger to trip leader on a glorious paddle down the Clutha.
Canyoning Exploring the Wilberforce
Sometimes inspiration comes at you from a strange angle.
