Kinnebrooks Hut trip
This summer, I’d like to do more hut bagging, so when a trip to this intriguingly sounding hut popped up on the CTC website, I was all in. And I was not the only one…
trips with the Christchurch Tramping Club (participating)
Avalanche Peak to Crow Hut
This classic tramp in Arthur’s Pass usually takes a couple of days to finish. Well, it’s actually not that far, so why not try to do it in a day? Three cars of CTC folks…
Mt White near Arthur’s Pass
Mt. White, standing at 1741 meters above sea level, is one of the higher mountains in the vicinity of Mt. White Station. You definitely need permission from the landowner to climb Mt. White. We drove…
The first CTC family-friendly walk – Cashmere Hills
This was the first CTC walk during my time in the club that was focused purely on kids. While we did occasionally have kids join us on club trips, this time, a special trip was…
Snowy trip to Mt Richardson
Just before the trip, I checked the weather. It was all good, with not a single drop of rain forecasted. We started at Glen Tui Bush Road carpark, from where we followed a classic route…
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 Ida by Lake Coleridge
Mount Ida is a 1695m high mountain nestled between the Harper River, Lake Ida, and Lake Catherine. Fourteen CTC trampers gathered at Z Russley and set off through Hororata to a small carpark by Lake…
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…
Castle Rock and Lyttelton pipeline in Port Hills
John Kerkhofs led yet another trip in Port Hills that looked quite interesting as it was promising 1000m up on mostly less known tracks. We met up at Duncan park and climbed up along Fridze…
Evans Pass to Godley Head and Boulder Bay
For this trip, I decided to take my son Ellic who’s been asking for “walk” since 6 AM. “Do you want breakfast buddy?” “Wa!” “Maybe some porridge?” “Wa!” “Hum, what about I’ll change your pyjamas…