BUSH/TRAMPING
Hunting Home
23-1-2016
(P)
Me, Dalt, Dog
Weather: Overcast
Mangitapa Mountain
A sweet day spent in the bush chasing very wary goats which we had a good time tracking and got a nice nanny for the fridge
Hunting Waipakahi
9/11-1-2016
(P)
Me and Dalt
Kaimanawas central north island
Weather: Rain lots and cold for january
Hunting sika for three days, once again no luck for me in getting a sika for the freezer found plenty of sign and spoked three but due to the dense undergrowth we where hunting we did not have any clear shots, we have been able to stumble upon a good secluded area with plenty of sign.
ANDREWS VALLEY TRAMP
17-19/02/2016
3 Day tramp
(TPP)
Andrews Valley track
Tutor: Asher
Tramping group: Justin, Matthew, Kevin, Mikayla, Rachel, Ryan and I.
Weather conditions: Mainly overcast with drizzle and a thunder storm on the second night.
Incident/ Injury: Unfortunately during our off track navigation on the final morning we where stung multiple times from wasps and found the beach forest to be very thick and hard to make our way through.
This tramp we had Asher as our tutor we all felt Asher shared his knowledge of New Zealand Flora and Fauna and he taught us how to Navigate using a compass and map correctly. During this tramp we had the best feed of steak and veges i have ever had in the bush this was the first night after a long days walking, After walking out of the bush line on the second day and walking down the open valley making our way to Binsor saddle i was able to lead and navigate our group during the day,This day we had a early dinner at the bottom of the climb which gave us the energy to make our way up to binsor saddle reaching the saddle at 9pm this surprising the other team already camping up there,The following day we spent navigating off track down and out to the vans,
WAITAHA DAY
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| Looking down into Morgan gorge |
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| Looking up the Waitaha valley |
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| Lucy and an entaloma |
31 March
(TPP)
The Waitaha River
Tutors Rata, Zak, Becs
COE 1 & 2
4hrs
Weather, Overcast then turning to better weather.
No incidents
Walking up the Waitaha valley was an awesome and scenic experience looking at the rock formations and flora of the area,Seeing the world renowned Morgan gorge, famous in the white water world,This river may be ruined from a power scheme diverting some of the water from the river,This is a very untouched and scenic piece of the west coast and should be respected and not interferred by man made structures,Whio also live in the area and may be harmed from this power scheme (SAVE THE WAITAHA).Nelson creek
16-4-2016
1 Day
Olivia and I
(P)
Weather: Blue bird day.
We spent the day exploring the tracks tunnels and old remenats of the gold mining operation which once was such a huge part of nelson creek we where lucky to have taken head torchs as we where able to explore some awesome tunnel systems.
Mole tops tramp
17/20-5-2016
(TPP)
(TPP)
4 Day tramp
Nelson tops/mole tops tramp
Weather varied started off with good weather and deteriorated throughout the tramp
Tutor: Rew
Group: Ryan, Diamond, Burbs, Silas, Mikayla, Sweizy, Jules.
Day one consisted of walking to the tops where we camped the night and woke to an icy morning,The second day we choose to travel off track for the day reaching a hut for the evening and settling in there for the night.
Day three consisted of more track walking and then most of the day was spent off track navigating our way back to the tops, we all learnt how important it is to get ready for dark early as we reached the tops on dusk and then became lost eventually finding the track which we spent the night walking back out and to the vans.
A tramp where i used and learnt how to navigate off track correctly and even a little bit of micro navigation. Cheers Rew.
Rapid creek hut
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| Small stream which i followed for a bit off track. |
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| Arriving at the hut drenched. |
20/21-6-16
(P)
Whitcomb valley to Rapid creek hut return.
Weather was not the best,west coast rain all day Monday and easing Tuesday.
No incidents.
Walked up through the start of the Whitcomb valley track,Walked up the river bed and then did some off track navigation through the bush as well as tracking two deer which i had spooked on the river bank.The deer had taken a game trail up to the track and i then carried on to the cable way just down river from the rapid creek hut, Soloing the cable way was a little tricky but was pretty awesome, Got to the hut later than expected due to the off track wandering so i decided to stay the night at the hut, Gathered and topped up the low supply of fire wood, then got the fire stonking and had a feed,Woke up to an easing rain and made my way back down the valley taking a few photos along the way.
Overall a sweet solo tramp in an awesome valley the cable way being the high light.
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| Hokitika river. |
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| Weather clearing and rain stopped once i reached the car park. |
Taramakau 8 day Tramp
1/8-7-2016
Lewis pass to Arthurs pass.(Taramakau valley)
Tutor: Rew
Tramping group: Justin, Burbs, Diamond, Silas, Olivia, Jake, Rachel, Lucy.
Weather: For the majority of the time we had superb weather for a 8 day tramp with only one afternoon of torrential rain.
Day 1 started off with a late start arriving at the start of the track at around 6pm which involved 6km or more of walking to our first camp site amongst beach forest where we had dinner and caught some shut eye.
Day 2 started at 6am getting breakfast on the go and then walking for around 6km where we spent an hour doing navigation with a second year student Toby who quizzed us and refreshed our navigational skills. from here we walked on to Hope Kiwi lodge where we met with all the tutors and some of the second years, this is where we spent the afternoon building shelters and fire lighting before having dinner and hitting the sack.
Day 3 unfortunately this day two group members walked back out due to injury and Toby the second year student also walked out with the injured group, we then began one of our longest days, we walked through varied terrain from beach forest, open valleys to and open river beds, after a long day we made it to some hot pools and spent the evening there enjoying the night sky in very hot pools.
Day 4 started off early leaving the hot pools was hard but our mission was to go on we passed a a hut and made our way to a small bivvy with the weather deteriorating and the time being 3 o'clock we decided to collect some wood and stay the night in the 4 bed biv, all bunks where full and all the floor space was taken up making for a interesting night especially with the bunk bed tearing away during the night, a 5am start was in order and we made our way to the hope saddle where we made our way up throught the thick scrub to a vantage point this day was one of my most challenging days during this trip as i was team leader and had two major learnings one being how easy it is to lose your way in the dark and having a team member have a asthma attack and to call off our mission to the tops due to this was difficult yet needed.
Day 5 after spending a cold night at the hope saddle bivvy with a lot of frost on the ground we made our way down the other side of the saddle and to our next campsite beside the river.
Day 6 we walked on to our final campsite next to the river alone and not with the rest of the group.
Day 7 we woke and made our way off track to meet up with everyone else and made our shelters for the night out of materials from the bush.
Day 8 we made our way to arthurs pass walking out of the valley.
Day 2 started at 6am getting breakfast on the go and then walking for around 6km where we spent an hour doing navigation with a second year student Toby who quizzed us and refreshed our navigational skills. from here we walked on to Hope Kiwi lodge where we met with all the tutors and some of the second years, this is where we spent the afternoon building shelters and fire lighting before having dinner and hitting the sack.
Day 3 unfortunately this day two group members walked back out due to injury and Toby the second year student also walked out with the injured group, we then began one of our longest days, we walked through varied terrain from beach forest, open valleys to and open river beds, after a long day we made it to some hot pools and spent the evening there enjoying the night sky in very hot pools.
Day 4 started off early leaving the hot pools was hard but our mission was to go on we passed a a hut and made our way to a small bivvy with the weather deteriorating and the time being 3 o'clock we decided to collect some wood and stay the night in the 4 bed biv, all bunks where full and all the floor space was taken up making for a interesting night especially with the bunk bed tearing away during the night, a 5am start was in order and we made our way to the hope saddle where we made our way up throught the thick scrub to a vantage point this day was one of my most challenging days during this trip as i was team leader and had two major learnings one being how easy it is to lose your way in the dark and having a team member have a asthma attack and to call off our mission to the tops due to this was difficult yet needed.
Day 5 after spending a cold night at the hope saddle bivvy with a lot of frost on the ground we made our way down the other side of the saddle and to our next campsite beside the river.
Day 6 we walked on to our final campsite next to the river alone and not with the rest of the group.
Day 7 we woke and made our way off track to meet up with everyone else and made our shelters for the night out of materials from the bush.
Day 8 we made our way to arthurs pass walking out of the valley.
Goldsborough
11-9-2016
(P)
Olivia and her family
Weather: Overcast
We explored the area which holds a rich history of current and past gold mining.
With some exploring of tunnels and learning how the old timers mined the area.
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