Upcoming Events

Submitted by Pat on Sun, 29.08.2010

28 August (Sat)   Wooded Peak
- postponed to next w/e due to weather 
Dan 548 3458 after 5pm – fit  $3
Dan's favourite workout. From Maitai Valley climb 1000m over steep off track territory through pleasant forest to a great viewpoint. Return via Coppermine Saddle. A circuit of 15km.


4–5 September  Mount Fyffe
Ruth Hesselyn 544 0870 or 544 0570  – fit  $43
Test out ice axe and crampon skills on easy terrain, while climbing the dominant foreground peak seen from Kaikoura. Leave Friday night and stay in Blenheim.
Day 1: From Kowhai River carpark, climb 900m over 5km via a 4WD road to Mt Fyffe Hut (8 bunks, 1 ticket). Extensive coastal views and a great spot to watch the sunrise.
Day 2: Climb a further 500m on a snow covered (hopefully) 4WD road to the summit of Mt Fyffe, 1602m. Return the same way.


5 September (Sunday)   Dun Mountain traverse 
Pat Holland  539 1340   Fit.  $3  ***CHANGED***
A round trip from the Maitai dam going up to Dew Lakes, over Little Twin and Dun Mountain and back down the Maitai. 18km & 1100 climb.


11 September    Mt Robert Ridge via Pinchgut 
Uta Purcell 545 0280   Easy $19
The Pinchgut Track zigzags up the steep, bare face of Mt Robert on a well graded track. Take it at an easy pace and you will reach the ridge with spectacular views.


11-12 Sept   Barratts bivvy – Hapuku River
Dion Pont  547 7562   Fit.   $41
From the Grange Rd ford (140m) follow up the riverbed for 8km with some rough going above the gorge to Barratts Biv (790m, 2 bunks). The top part of the route may be snow covered. The biv is in a nice stand of totara forest near the historic Barratts hut. Climb up to Stace saddle and view Mt Manukau (2608m). Return the same way.


18-19 Sept   Granity Pass hut & Mt Bell 
Andy Clark  540 3006   Fit.  $18
From Courthouse Flat climb 860m via Billies Knob track, down the Staircase then follow Blue Creek to the new Granity Pass hut which has no stove or fireplace (12 bunks 1 ticket). Next day climb a further 640m to nearby Mt Bell, 1875m, before returning to carpark.

19 Sept   Speargrass hut, Nelson Lakes NP
Gillian Arbuthnott 547 8393   medium  $19
From Mt Robert carpark the track traverses gently through beech forest to join and follow the Speargrass Creek to the hut, which sits in a clearing in a field of tussock. Return same way. A climb 350m, 4 hours each way.