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Trip Report: La presqu'île de Crozon
17 August 2023
Two friends and I did a four-day tramp (hike) around the presqu'île de Crozon, a rocky peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic Sea in the far west of Bretagne, France. This is how it went.
Trip Report: Kungsleden
9 August 2022
A while back I heard that one of my friends, Felicia, was heading to the Arctic Circle in the north of Sweden for a month, working as an assistant at the Tarfala Research Station. This station…
Trip Report: In the shadow of The Haystack
3 March 2022
In early January 2022, scarcely a week before my scheduled departure back to France, I organised a tramp with Dad to Larrikin Creek Hut. This would likely be the last tramp in Aotearoa I would do for…
Adventures in Kākāpō Land
20 December 2021
Recently I was lucky to spend two weeks on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, a forest-covered predator free nature reserve next to Rakiura/Stewart Island. About 14km^2 in size, with a high point of 250m, it…
Te Araroa 2020/21
5 January 2021
From mid-September 2020 to early January 2021, a friend and I completed Te Araroa, a 3000 km trail stretching across the length of Aotearoa/New Zealand's two islands. Here's how it went.
Trip Report: Abel Tasman Inland Track
8 September 2020
Over an unusually warm late-winter weekend I decided to do Abel Tasman Inland Track—the lesser known cousin of the famous coastal track. This was a ‘training mission’ as part of my upcoming Te Araroa…
Trip Report: Crow Hut via Avalanche Peak
4 October 2019
A few months back, myself and two others (Karen and Joe) thought we’d take a weekend in late May to go for an overnight alpine tramp before the real winter temperatures hit. So, despite a rather…
Trip Report: Wangapeka wanders
1 May 2019
Easter 2019 brought about the second attempt at walking the Wangapeka Track, after an aborted attempt a few years ago due to heavy snow and windfall. Here’s how it went. Day One After reading the DOC…
Trip Report: Freshers—the advanced crew (again)
29 March 2019
Tramps: George, Andre, Johanna, Ruth, and a large number of other CUTC-ers Route: Boyle Village to Magdalen Hut via Faust; return via valley As per tradition, March brings about the first big…
Trip Report: The Gap & Castle Hill Peak
17 March 2019
After a Saturday cooped up inside, I was itching to get out onto the mountains for a bit of time for reflection and exercise. Following an uneventful drive to the top of Porter’s Pass, I started the…
Trip Report: Three Passes
3 April 2018
Over Easter 2018, five friends and I completed the classic Three Passes route, crossing Harman Pass, Whitehorn Pass and Browning Pass/Noti Raureka. Some day I may complete a full write-up, but here’s…
Trip Report: Freshers—the advanced crew
20 March 2018
Tramps: George (President), Ellen (Captain), and a varying number of other CUTC-ers Route: Sharplin Falls car-park to Woolshed Creek Hut via Pinnacles Hut; Return via the summit of Mt. Somers The…
Trip Report: Trapping in the Andrews Valley
7 May 2016
Tramps: George (Environmental Officer), Kerry, Annie, Michael, Alex, Ann Route: Up and down Andrews Valley One fine sunny day in May, 6 intrepid CUTC members went off to delicately place eggs in…