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…
trips with the Christchurch Tramping Club (leading)
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…
Lower Arahura Hut – Newton Range Biv – Styx River
The task was simple yet not easy: walk in to Lower Arahura Hut on 31st December, leave our backpacks there, cut a steep track from the hut to Newton Range until we ran out of…
Pell Stream Hut track cutting mission 2024
I’ve been trying to organise a CTC group for a track-cutting mission to Pell Stream Hut for a while now. The weather finally lined up with a free weekend, so off I went with a…
Mt Williams via Williams Saddle (Arthur’s Pass National Park)
Mt Williams (1718 m) is an impressive-looking mountain perched on the southern lip of a range that boasts stunning peaks like Mt Oates (2041 m) and Mt Franklin (2145 m). Its eastern and southern ridges…
Mt Oxford
My first trip ever that I led for the CTC was to Mt Oxford. This was my third trip leading up there. We started off at Coopers Creek carpark, from where we tackled the usual…
Godley Head with kiddos (0-6 years)
CTC tramps with kids continue! This time, there were 8 adults and 7 children aged from 1 to 6 years, along with one 11-year-old young lady. It’s truly amazing when there’s just one older child…
Lyttelton Market and Cass Bay
“I didn’t expect such a big group,” I mentioned as 12 trampers attempted to tackle the pipeline. I only put the trip up less than 48 hours ago. “Eh, that’s because Christchurch is full of…
Waimakariri River Mouth
Spring has arrived and with it some strong winds. I didn’t feel like driving too far to get blown off a mountain, so I thought that staying low and close to home was a reasonable…
Foggy Peak during the Full Moon 2024
This trip was postponed a couple of times until we finally had good conditions: minimal wind, a clear sky, and snow. Perhaps because the trip was on a weekday, it didn’t attract many participants, and…