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Geek’s corner

Geek’s tramping corner contains 3 pages so far:

  • Major hikes
  • New Zealand Hut Bagging
  • Christchurch Tramping Club

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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Hutbagging is often about the journey, not the des Hutbagging is often about the journey, not the destination. This was logistically perhaps the most challenging hut I've bagged - yet it's so easy to reach once you have the right equipment. I bagged Horomaka Island Hut with @hanssolo16 who swam next to my kayak. Sweet reward at the end, pretty special spot for a hut! #hutbagging #puari #newzealand #hikingnz #hutsnz #nzhuts #bankspeninsula #bankspeninsulanewzealand
What a delight to find 38 years old NZ Forest Serv What a delight to find 38 years old NZ Forest Service hut book in one of the closest huts to Christchurch! It takes good 6-7 hours of tramping to get there from the road end but the quietness of the place is so worth it. It's like a private sanctuary. Who knows where it is? #dochuts #christchurchtramping #nztramping #hutbooks #newzealandforestservice #nzforestservice #tramping
My friend Jacob came from Czechia to do his Work a My friend Jacob came from Czechia to do his Work and Travel Aoteaora adventure. He stayed with us for a few days so I took him out to get some views. I chose Mt Bruce as it's got some good views over the area yet it is still not as demanding as some other peaks in Arthur's Pass at this time of the year. The northern side was completely snowless. We also discovered a good track marked with a pink tape that starts about 1 km south from A Frame hut :) #arthurspassnationalpark #arthurspass #mtbruce #nzmtbruce #hiking #nztramping #nzhiking #tramping #nzwinter
A few more shots from the last weekend's trip. We A few more shots from the last weekend's trip. We walked from Evans Pass to Godley Head, down to Boulder Bay and back to Evans. It was a very nice loop actually, Boulder Bay makes up for a great lunch stop. Perhaps my favourite loop decent walks in Port Hills #ctcnz #christchurchtrampingclub #hiking #hikingwithkids #tramping #trampingwithkids #porthills #trampinginporthills #walking #walkinginporthills #newzealand #taylorsmistake #boulderbay #boulderbaynz #kids
This is Bernard, one of the oldest active members This is Bernard, one of the oldest active members of the @christchurchtrampingclub, and my 21 months old son, by far the youngest regular attendee of the CTC trips. That's what I love about the club - there could be up to 3 generations difference between trampers and they still find ways to communicate, share and learn together 😊 This shot was taken during last weekend's CTC trip in Port Hills. cc @federatedmountainclubs #ctcnz #christchurchtrampingclub #nzhiking #kidstramping #tramping #trampingwithkids #hikingnz #trampinnz #hikingwithkids
Last weekend I did a good trip to Port Hills on le Last weekend I did a good trip to Port Hills on less known tracks. We started off at Duncan park and went up via Fridze Ridge, along the tops to Lyttelton and along the pipeline back up, taking Castle Rock ridge as our descent route. Here are a few photos from it. I don't want to get ahead of myself but the photos do have summery vibes ay? #ctcnz #christchurchtrampingclub #christchurch #tramping #hikingnz #hiking #nzhiking #walking #porthills #porthillstramping #porthillswalking #walkingnz
I'm not sure about you but I really enjoyed the la I'm not sure about you but I really enjoyed the last supermoon! I led a trip to Foggy Peak (1741m) in Torlesse Range. We drove to Porters Pass after work and reach the top around 9.40 PM. It was so bright that we didn't even need head torches! Very memorable and special experience #christchurchtrampingclub #ctcnz #foggypeak #craigieburnrange #craigieburns #nzhiking #nighthiking #tramping #trampingnz #nztramping #canterburyhiking #canterburytramping #torlesserange #canterburynz #nzwinter #supermoon #fullmoon
Last weekend I led a handful of CTC souls to Mt Ox Last weekend I led a handful of CTC souls to Mt Oxford. We were lucky enough to find a gap between the weather systems: an hour earlier we'd have missed the summit because of strong wind gusts, and an hour later and we'd have got rained on! #mtoxford #canterburyfoothills #canterbury #christchurchtrampingclub #ctcnz #newzealand #hikingnz #tramping #trampingnz #nztramping
Last weekend I took Mr kid to Helicopter Hill in C Last weekend I took Mr kid to Helicopter Hill in Craigieburn's. When I put him on snow, the first thing he figured out was that he can eat it. That's a big plus and advantage compared to, let's say, mud (though he used to eat it mud too but let's not share too much from his life). We have quite a few trips planned ahead so you may get bombarded with more and more photos from trmaping with kids :) #trampingwithkids #kidshike #hikingwithkids #helicopterhill #craigieburns #craigieburnrange #newzealand #winter #nzsnow #nzwinter #winterinnewzealand #kidsinsnow #tramping #hiking
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Recent posts

31.1.2023

Castle Hill Peak, summer 2023

7.11.2022

Mt Bruce exploration journey

13.10.2022

Godley Head with Kuba, Kupkin, and Elliot

31.8.2022

Castle Rock and Lyttelton pipeline in Port Hills

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