Mt O’Malley in Arthur’s Pass
Kupkin and I started this pre-Christmasy adventure in the CTC hut. Kupkin was impressed what a lodge the CTC owns and I truly did feel proud to be a member of a club with such…
Christmas party with Mr 1 year in Kelly Range
On 24th December, Anna, our 1 year old son and myself decided to escape the Christmas fuzz and we headed up to Kelly Range in Arthur’s Pass Area (technicall the West Coat).Anna was carrying the…
CTC tramp to Mt Richardson with Mr 1-year-old
This was my first CTC tramp with my kiddo! Classic Mt Richardson Loop, a trip led by Mike Newlove. I decided to take my own car which was a pretty reasonable thing to do with a…
Casey Hut with a kiddo + a side trip to Lake Minchin
There were 4 of us: Emma, Anna, Elliot (12 months old) and I. I did mentioned a couple of times that Casey Hut may be too big of a bite to chew but I was…
Lake Daniels – Pell Stream Hut – Cannibal Gorge Hut
This was a super last-minute trip. It was actually so last-minute that it can’t get any more last-minute. I and Kupic were basically texting about if and where to go AND quickly packing at the…
Mt Herbert from Purau via The Monument
I put this last-minute CTC trip up just a day ahead. It was picked up by 3 CTC people. We took a morning ferry from Lyttelton to Diamond Harbour at 7.50 AM. I managed to…
Port Hills ramble: 1000m ascent, please
The Sunday weather forecast wasn’t favorable for any other parts of the South Island but Christchurch. Well, we’re very lucky that on days like these we have this beautiful sanctuary of ours, Port Hills. The…
Mt Binser (1860m) in Arthur’s Pass
This was a last-minute CTC trip that I announced on Friday on CTC Facebook and it appeared on the CTC website on Saturday morning. It attracted only 1 person, Geoffrey Cornelis. The day didn’t start…
Exploring a track to Brown Hill from Binser Saddle
Marc from the CTC told me a couple of times that he’d really like to go to pt1709 near Binser Saddle. He described it as a prominent peak that you can see clearly when you’re…
Mt Somers loop in a day? Sure
Sure thing! It was a last-minute trip and as we all agree, these are often the best. Chris and I left Christchurch at 6.30 AM and we arrived at Sharpin Falls carpark just after 8…