March hikes

Edwards – Hawdon Route in Arthur’s Pass tramping report

Autumn has arrived in Arthur’s Pass. It’s much more gentle than the European autumn. There are no yellow or red coloured leaves falling towards the ground, everything stays green. Yet you do get autumny vibes from nature – the light becomes much more gentle than in the summer, the mornings are chillier and the water is very fresh once again.


Mount Taylor (2333m) via Double Hut and back via Quaker Saddle

It’s becoming a tradition this summer that when we want to go tramping on the West Coast, it’s raining cats and dogs (see eg. our Black Range adventure just a few weeks before). With everywhere else under the covery of rain clouds, we were looking to do something different on the Canterbury Plains where the forecast was clear. Mt Taylor (2333m) in Mt Somers Range got our attention as a special enough trip for our weekend.



Around the land d’Aillou

Somewhere in the southern France, within sight of Andorra, in the Eastern Pyrenees and about 1200 m above the sea level lies the plateau d’Aillou…