Mt Cockayne via Wall Creek
Nineteen trampers started off at the crossroads of the Dracophyllum Flat Track and the Broken River ski field road. The initial lovely walk along the track was swiftly interrupted by a plunge into Wall Creek….
CTC 2025 leading
Lyttelton Market via old Bridle Path
It’s been a while since I led a club trip on the Port Hills. It was organised quite last minute, but still, six of us showed up at the Gondola carpark. I was there a…
Raglan Range: from Lost Stream Bivvy to Mid Silverstream hut
Day 1 After the weather put a pin in our West Coast adventure, we had a few passionate discussions before settling on Plan E (or Z? I’m not sure anymore): the Raglan Range / Leatham…
Mt Philistine – the easy way
In 2022, I climbed Mt Philistine for the first time. We took the route that goes directly through Warnocks Bluff, a well-trodden and even vaguely marked path heading straight up through the bluffs. This section…