From Mount Torlesse to Red Peak in Torlesse Range, Canterbury
Another trip with the Christchurch Tramping Club. It was me and 3 more guys. This is a great number to travel safely and efficiently in the mountains.
July 2019
Mt Misery via Snowslide Stream, Black Range, Canterbury
After my last trip with the Christchurch Tramping Club to Boundary Creek Hut, I felt pretty motivated to try out something harder this time. Just clearly based on its name, Mt Misery sounded hard enough to me. There were 18 of us that day. It was Sunday morning and we arrived at the parking lot at the corner of West Coast Road and Cass Road.
Fizan Trekking Poles Gear Review after extensive usage
Fizan trekking poles are supposed to be “the lightest trekking poles in the world”. That’s a pretty confident statement from its Italian manufacturers. I got a pair of the poles a year ago and I’ve been using them intensively since then