I joined the Christchurch Tramping Club at the start of 2019 and became a trip leader later that year. Between 2020 and 2022, I served as a general committee member, and in 2024, I returned to take on the role of Club Captain. Who knows what else the future holds.
I primarily lead day trips that venture above the bushline, often demanding long hours and a good level of fitness. Multi-day trips are typically reserved for quality time with my family or a bit of “me time.” Since 2023, I’ve also been organising trips tailored for kids.
Trips that I led
2025
2024
- Lower Arahura Hut – Newton Range Biv – Styx River
- Pell Stream Hut track cutting mission 2024
- Mt Williams via Williams Saddle (Arthur’s Pass National Park)
- Mt Oxford
- Godley Head with kiddos (0-6 years)
- Lyttelton Market and Cass Bay
- Waimakariri River Mouth
- Foggy Peak during the Full Moon 2024
- Mt Cockayne to Mt Cheesman, Craigieburns
- Drybush track with small kiddos (2-6 years)
- Lyttelton to Lyttelton walking marathon 2024
- Jollie Brook Circuit in a day (again) + side trip to Cold Stream Hut
- The pipeline with the little people
- 1000m in Port Hills: Mt Pleasant – Cass Bay – Stan Helms Track – Bridle Path
- Waimakariri Falls Hut via Waimakariri Col
- Gerhardt Spur biv to Jumble Top and down to Squall Peak and Cedar Flat huts
- Mt Cloudsley, down via a scree slope to Long Creek
2023
- Family walk to Mt Sugarloaf
- Helicopter Hill – a wee tramp for wee people
- Quail Island with CTC family walk with kids
- Mt Fitzgerald on Banks Peninsula
- Supermoon at Foggy Peak
- Castle Hill Peak winter ascent
- Port Hills Walking Marathon #4: Battling the Mud, Drizzle, and the Cloud
- Goat Pass as a day trip
- Mt Bradley via the Eye of the Needle + Mt Herbert
- Mt Oxford to Ryde Falls
- Sylvia Tops and Devils Den Biv
- Mt Somers Loop Track as a day trip
- Snowy Mt Somers in the summer
- Travers Peak to Trovatore in Lewis Pass
- Castle Hill Peak, summer 2023
2022
- Fullmoon trip to Foggy Peak
- Lyttelton to Lyttelton 2022 walking marathon
- Mt Oxford
- Mt Cloudsley via Long Spur in the winter, Craigieburns
- Lake Man
- Mt Garfield in Lewis Pass – on a track this time
- Mt Herbert and Packhorse Hut from Orton Bradley
- Lewis Tops camping with climbing Mt Technical and The Apprentice
- Mt Bealey to Avalanche Peak Traverse
- Mt Foweraker from Hawdon Shelter
2021
- Mt Herbert from Purau via The Monument
- Port Hills ramble: 1000m ascent, please
- Mt Binser (1860m) in Arthur’s Pass
- Mt Norma circuit in Lewis Pass
- Port Hills Walking Marathon: Lyttelton to Lyttelton
- Mt Herbert via Kaituna Valley and Monument Track
- The Pyramid – Loop via Sudden Valley
- Travers Peak in Lewis Pass
- Mt Faust and Mephistopheles
- Mt Bealey loop via Rough Creek
2020
- Hut Spur – Bealey Spur – Blind Spur – Bruce Stream Blaster
- Round the Mountain via Curry Track
- Godley to Gebbies: Traverse of the Port Hills
- Mt Garfield in Doubtful Range
- Kirwans Hut on the West Coast
- Bob’s Bivouac via Ridge Track
- Mt Somers Loop Track via Pinnacles Hut
- Mt Herbert via Gebbies Pass
- Black Hill across Donald Hill in Black Hill Range
2019
- Brass Monkey Bivouac from Lucretia Valley and down via Duchess Stream
- Mt Oxford loop via Ashley Saddle: my first tramp with the CTC as a leader
Trips that I participated on
- The Gap by Castle Hill Peak (Torlesse Range)
- Mt Tripp in Tenahaun Conservation Area
- Mt Harper Circuit via Balmacaan Saddle
- Mt Thomas to Pinchgut Hut and Bob’s Camp Biv (on a “hidden” track)
- Otepatotu Reserve/Lavericks Peak
- Kinnebrooks Hut trip
- Avalanche Peak to Crow Hut
- Mt White near Arthur’s Pass
- The first CTC family-friendly walk – Cashmere Hills
- Snowy trip to Mt Richardson
- Mt Olympus attempt in the winter
- Mt Ida by Lake Coleridge
- Mt Izard to Mt Cheesman winter trip
- Castle Rock and Lyttelton pipeline in Port Hills
- Evans Pass to Godley Head and Boulder Bay
- McKay Stream to Broad Stream in Black Range
- Hamilton Peak via Camp Saddle
- Trig M with a baby (16 months)
- CTC tramp to Mt Richardson with Mr 1-year-old
- Mt Winterslow via Duke Knob
- Three Passes: The Classic New Zealand Tramp
- Scenery Nook on Banks Peninsula
- The Spurs in Birdwoon Range
- Camp Saddle in Craigieburns
- Bealey Spur Hut Track in the winter
- Mons Sex Millia tramping report
- Mt Misery via McKay Stream, Black Range
- Photography weekend in Arthur’s Pass with the Christchurch Tramping Club
- From Mount Torlesse to Red Peak in Torlesse Range, Canterbury
- Mt Misery via Snowslide Stream, Black Range, Canterbury
- Boundary Creek Hut with a stop by Lake Mystery