Camp Creek to Mt Alexander We walked the Camp Creek route to the Mt Alexander tops on the Kaimata Range just after Christmas, and while the rest of the country suffered a cool, damp few…
Camp Creek to Mt Alexander
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Buckland Peaks
Buckland Peaks You have to make the most of the 'good weather weekends' during a New Zealand Winter. Even though the days are short, we are spoilt for mountain tramping adventures near Nelson. We made…
1000 Acre Plateau
1000 Acre Plateau ... "it might be a bit muddy" my partner said casually, a few nights before we ambled up to the 1000 Acre Plateau for a Winter Queens Birthday-weekend trip. We discovered a…
Lockett Range and Mt Cobb Tops
The Lockett Range and Mt Cobb Tops We made the most of great weather over the New Year, and headed into the Cobb to traverse the Lockett Range and Mt Cobb tops of the Peel…
Mount Owen – Day 2
Exploring Mount Owen Mount Owen is the highest point in the Kahurangi National Park, standing at 1875m and overlooking a beautiful, glaciated, limestone karst landscape. There are several ways to walk to Mount Owen. Yesterday…
Mount Owen – Day 1
Mount Owen via Granity Pass Hut The spectacular rocky mass of Mount Owen is the highest point in the Kahurangi National Park, standing at 1875m. It looms over a beautiful glaciated limestone karst landscape, famous…