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Tramping Reports Wednesday 2010 May 05 to Tuesday 2010 May 11

Wednesday: George Spencer ran a E trip on the Southern Walkway. 15 memebers. Bill Wheeler ran a M trip up Graces Stream and onto Mt. McKerrow. Great weather. 8 members.

Weekend: Russell Cook led a M week end trip to the Purity Hut, McKinnon area. Fine weather and brilliant views. "Stove Issues" were reported. 6 members

Saturday: Dianne Head led Medium Saturday trip - held on Sunday!

4 members enjoyed the 7 hour tramp which took us along the Atiwhakatu track to the new hut, which looks very comfortable and inviting, where we crossed the river and climbed up to the Pinaccle Ridge track, which led us all the way back to Holdsworth Lodge. We enjoyed some botanising and lots of birdsong.

Neil Challands led the OTE Four members had intended to explore the gorgy stretch of the true right branch of the un-named creek which drains into the Waiotauru river from the slopes of Pukeatua. Re-activation of the big slip near the road end in the Waiotauru slowed us up, as did finding a crossing point in a deeply incised creek. When we finally got to the creek we wanted it was too late to follow the original plan so we explored the true left branch instead. We only got a couple of hundred metres up that branch before a waterfall blocked the route, We returned by following a Jagger marked route to see where it went. Although it started off with great promise it deteriorated at the bottom. A real off track exploration where the only thing achieved was aq clearer understanding of the terrain.

Sunday:Colleen Davey led 6 members and 1 non member from Island bay via a Gorse "paper road" to Houghtan bay and onto "The Royal Tour" of Mt. Albert to Mt Victoria. Baboons were seen.

Rodney Pfeffer led 9 members and 1 non member on a trip on the Rail tracks through the Manawatu Gorge

Total 44 members and 2 non members

Category: 2010 Trip location