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About me

I'm Michal - tramper, photographer, slow life lover. I write only about the places that I've been to and the gear that I tried for an extensive period of time.

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Yesterday, I led a CTC trip to Mt Oxford and Ryde Yesterday, I led a CTC trip to Mt Oxford and Ryde Falls. T'was good to be in the bush again. The amount of mud was pretty impressive. It was kind of longer than I thought but and we got back to cars with torches on #mtoxford #mountoxford #oxfordforestconservationarea #ctcnz #christchurchtrampingclub #christchurchhiking #nzhiking #nztramping
Sometimes you go to Port Hills and it's okay. Othe Sometimes you go to Port Hills and it's okay. Other times you go to Port Hills and you're like OMG why don't I come here more often?? #porthills #christchurchhiking #hiking #trampingnewzealand #nzporthills #rapakitrackchristchurch #rapakitrack
And the family time continues. We did some walks a And the family time continues. We did some walks around Banks Peninsula, slept at Okains Bay, did Akaroa Nature Cruise and stuff like that. It was great and I appreciate that we spent a lot of time in nature #okainsbay #godleyhead #godleyheadtrack #trampingwithkids #hikingwithkids
Holiday with my whānau continues. We're mostly do Holiday with my whānau continues. We're mostly doing short walks around Canterbury like Otira Valley. My 2 years old is really on it now when we're moving in a group of people. He's very active and can walk a few kms. He'll be fitter than me in no time! #otiravalley #arthurspassnationalpark #arthurspass #otiravalleytrack #trampingwithkids #kidstramp #hikinhwithkids
Anna, my strong whāhine carrying my kid #whariwha Anna, my strong whāhine carrying my kid #whariwharangihut #abeltasmancoasttrack #abeltasmannationalpark #trampingnewzealand #trampingwithkids #kidshike #tramping #nztramping
I'm recovering from covid. I get easily short of b I'm recovering from covid. I get easily short of breath and get tired quickly. It's quite handy though because my Czech family came for a visit so I'm not tempted to climb mountains. We're enjoying beautiful Abel Tasman National Park instead :) #abeltasmannationalpark #nzwalkingtracks #abeltasmancoasttrack #whariwharangihut #whariwharangibay #easterholidays
Recently, I've been pushing it a little bit by org Recently, I've been pushing it a little bit by organising day trips that usually take two days to complete. Last weekend, we went up to Sylvia Tops, Devils Den Biv, and back via Nina Hut, which turned out to be an epic 10-hour adventure with some amazing views from the tops #sylviatops #lewispass #devilsdenbiv #devilskinsaddle #devilsrampart #nzhiking #nztramping #christchurchtrampingclub #ctcnz #tramping #nzsummer
A few shots from Lower Salmon Biv, one of my favou A few shots from Lower Salmon Biv, one of my favourite huts around Christchurch. The track to the biv has been maintained by Honora and Frank, my local heroes who've done heaps for the Canterbury backcountry. I visited the hut a few months back and was amazed by how remote and pretty it was.

You can get there either from Lees Valley of Wharfedale carpark. It takes about a day to get there but I wonder if CTC Keep up or die unit can do it as a day trip... Will give it a thought or two and may organise something at some point! #lowersalmonbiv #nztramping #dochuts #tramping #nzhiking #christchurchtramping #hiking #nzbackcountry
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Recent posts

30.5.2023

Mt Bradley via the Eye of the Needle + Mt Herbert


26.5.2023

Mt Oxford to Ryde Falls


20.3.2023

Sylvia Tops and Devils Den Biv


16.3.2023

Lower Salmon Creek Bivouac is a hidden gem


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