Photo Comps Just Amateurs
Sally Stockdale explains why her club, the Wakatipu Tramping Club, began running a photo competition and how much they learned along the way.
Sally Stockdale explains why her club, the Wakatipu Tramping Club, began running a photo competition and how much they learned along the way.
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.
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
In pursuit of the Tararuas' fifteen points above 1,500 metres
Two hard days to get over Emily Pass, and then a long day down the Okuru River to the ocean
Find out what works (and doesn't work) for clubs big and small.
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.
How often is the forecast wrong? Sometimes it could be worth taking a bit of a punt on the prediction...
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.
Experiencing the Fiordland story of survival from the intimate details to the grand landscapes
Hugh Canard reflects on a few past (mis)adventures which make him grateful for the modern packrafts we have these days.
Roaming over passes and camping beneath the stars from Falls Creek to Hut Creek
Some adventures are planned, others present themselves unexpectedly. Otherwise known as (mini) epics, or type 2 (or three) fun, these adventures are often the memorable ones.
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."
Rockfall is an increasing hazard in the Central Southern Alps due to glacial recession. Learn from the sad events of November 9, 2002, when a young climber died on the shores of the Ramsay Glacier terminal lake.
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.
What is the value in recording and publishing your club stories? We interviewed Tanja De Wilde, 2016 co-editor of the OUTC annual journal to find out.
How can clubs foster the next generation of tramping club members? Karen Griffiths decided the answer was to take a kid tramping
Just one client and his guide with the Linda Glacier route all to themselves (December 2012)
After 40 years exploring rivers all around the world, Hugh Canard explains why he loves his new river tool.
Tramping solo on a club trip and later on meeting friends from your town, that you normally tramp with on other club trips? Yes, that was one of those trips with surprises.