Mt Cockayne to Mt Cheesman, Craigieburns
It was kind of a last-minute trip, at least by CTC standards, where trip leaders sometimes post trips a year in advance. With about three days to sign up, I managed to gather seven folks,…
Craigieburn Range
Mt Cloudsley, down via a scree slope to Long Creek
Due to the poor weather forecast, I had to postpone (again…) our Woolshed Creek Hut adventure for kids. This gave rise to an opportunity to lead a trip for adults. Saturday looked rainy, but Sunday…
Helicopter Hill – a wee tramp for wee people
This was our third CTC tramp for kids. We met at 10 AM at the Mistletoe carpark, but it took us another 30 minutes to gather our kids from a nearby creek and get ourselves…
Mt Olympus attempt in the winter
I’ve been wanting to set foot on top of Mt. Olympus for a while, and this sounded like a good opportunity. A group of CTC folks left Christchurch at 8 am and arrived at the…
Mt Izard to Mt Cheesman winter trip
The weather forecast was so-so, but we decided to go anyway. There were “only” two cars of us, which is not much considering how good the trip turned out to be. We left out car…
Hamilton Peak via Camp Saddle
Hamilton Peak is a lovely 1922m tall mountain in the Craigieburn area. Considering its height, the peak is quite easily accessible from various directions.This was the first CTC trip led by our young and enthusiastic…
Izard to Enys in Craigieburns
Winter is coming so I thought I’d go high until I can. I also thought about giving my #52peakschallenge good boost as I’ve been always just a wee bit behind to make to 52 by the end of the year.
Mt Cheesman to Hamilton Peak traverse
I had a leg injury a few weeks ago. As I’d like to do Three passes at the end of January, I thought that I should give my leg a proper test if it’s capable of such a demanding adventure.
Camp Saddle in Craigieburns
We started off at Craigieburn Campsite Shelter. Chris was leading us at an easy-going pace while Alan was covering the back. At Helicopter Hill Saddle, a few of us went to check out Helicopter Hill and the rest of the group continued along Craigieburn Edge Track. We had a quick lunch below Camp Saddle.