2008-09-24 < Tramping Reports > 2008-10-08
Tramping Reports Wednesday 1 October to Tuesday 7 October 2008
Wednesday 1 October
Barbara Ogilvie led an E trip up Mt Kaukau from Raroa Station, battling a strong norwester. It was a 'first ascent for some people. The Kaikoura ranges were very clear. A few people dropped off at Bells Track and the rest continued on past Crows Nest and down to Crofton Downs. 14 members and 2 non members.
David Ogilvie led a M/F trip to the Red Rock Stream. The group walked up from the Orongorongo River mouth to Red Rock Stream, then up the stream on to Kotumu where they had great views of Wellington and the Wairarapa. They report that the stream was fun, and not as difficult as they had feared. They walked down the main ridge arriving back a the cars around 7 hours after they had parked them. It was very windy and quite cold. 6 members
Saturday 4 October
Neil Challands led a M/F trip to the Kaipaitangata Stream. The group achieved their objective and circumnavigated the Kaipaitangata Stream, but never again. All went well except for some patches of modest scrub until they were just 2km from the cars and they found that the logging roads marked on the map did not exist on the ground. The last 2km took 2 hard hours... Gale force winds and the rain did not get through the trees! 6 members
Weekend
Lyn Taylor and Robin Chesterfield combined their trips to Waerenga. The had a fantastic weekend. Some members of the group headed up towards South Saddle on Saturday but turned around due to weather conditions. The had an Indian meal on Saturday night with appropriate dress and decorations!! The river was a bit mucky on Sunday morning. The headed out from the hut around 10am. 14 members.
Sunday 5 October
Peter Lapsley led an E/M trip from Karori to Red Rocks. They started off thinking weather conditions would improve - but they didn't. A democratic decision was made to abondon part way through and come down through Brooklyn. 2 members and 2 non members.
Lodge Trip - Golden Bay: Mangarakau Lodge 28 September - 5 October
Syd Moore ran an extended trip to Mangarakau Lodge in Golden Bay. They had some fine days and some not so fine days. The lodge is an excellent base for day walks in the area. 10 members
Total 52 members and 4 non members