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Tramping Reports Wednesday 2010 Feb 17 to Tuesday 2010 Feb 23

The Wednesday Papatahi Crossing had 7 members and 1 non-member. Four people from either end, a 9 hour trip and the two groups passed in the middle. The walk of the Kaitoke Ridge track had 5 members for a good day.

The family weekend trip to Atiwhakatu hut had 12 members. The 7 children were aged 7 to 10 yrs. The hut was crowded but they coped and the kids had a great time.

The weekend trip Holdsworth to Mcgregor biv had 3 members. Saturday was windy but not enough to stop ridge travel. They gave Mcgregor biv a bit of a tidy up. Sunday they went over the Waiohine Pinnacles and Baldy. The sidle of the pinnacles was slippery. Helicopter deer recovery left a pile of offal on Baldy which will prompt a complaint to DoC.

Four members were at Tararua Lodge for a workparty. They had lovely weather and were able to apply 3 coats of paint to the south facing block wall.

The Saturday trip into East Harbour RP had 6 members and 3 non-members. It was a 7 hour day, mainly on bait lines but with 1 hour off-track involving group navigation.

The Saturday M/F trip did not run because the designated leader was away on a weekend trip.

The family Tauherenikau tubing trip had 19 members. It was a great trip with just the right amount of water and good temperatures.

The Sunday Days Bay - Gollans valley loop trip had 5 members and 1 non-member. It was windy on the ridges but calm in the valleys.

Bushcraft 1 had 22 students and 6 instructors. The awkward configuration of the new topo maps forced the navigatio exercise to be moved to Mt Kaukau where gales force winds made map work impractical.

Total 67 members and 27 non members