The Ōrongorongo River and surrounding ranges
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- 2020-10-24-Mathews East Ridge Up Mathews East Ridge returning down Corner Creek
- 2020-09-28 Ōrongorongo River A family trip to Turere Lodge
- 2020-09-04-North Saddle To North Saddle and along ridges
- 2020-02-15-Mount Mathews Up South Ridge to Mt Mathews returning down Corner Creek
- 2020-01-29-Mc Kerrow Track Browns track to Cattle Ridge and McKerrow Track
- 2019-10-30-Hinakitaka Stream-Mt Mathews Up Hinakitaka Stream to Mathews & back via Corner Creek
- 2019-10-18-South Saddle-Mathews Trips to South Saddle & Mathews
- 2019-02-23-Corner Creek Difficult travel up Corner Creek to Mt Mathews
- 2019-01-30-Graces Stream A hot day trip up Graces Stream
- 2018-12-19-Waiorongomai A trip to tops above the Waiorongomai River
- 2018-09-15-Tapokopoko-The Peak Up Paua Ridge to Tapokopoko & The Peak & down Peak Stream Spur
- 2018-06-27-Whakanui-Cattle Ridge Day trips with off-track travel
- 2018-01-17-Mukamukaiti To the top of Mukamukaiti Stream & down Tapokopoko and Paua Ridge
- 2017-12-06-South Saddle A hot steep climb up Goat Stream Spur to South Saddle.
- 2017-11-08-Matthews An attempt at the Grand Traverse of Mathews.
- 2017-10-25-Wootton Stream A circuit to Tapokopoko through some rugged bush country
- 2017-10-25-Kotumu A trip up steep difficult terrain to Kotumu summit
- 2017-09-06-Scholes Creek-Turere Valley A trip to investigate waterfalls and side streams.
- 2017-07-19-Whakanui Creek Two trips to locate a particular waterfall
- 2017-06-14-Turere Stream A new Turere crossing between the McKerrow and Whakanui tracks
- 2017-01-28-Ryan Creek-Wharepapa Hut Investigating the Lost Lakes feeding Ryan Creek.
- 2017-01-17-Graces Stream A trip up Grace's Stream, up a ridge & back along Clay ridge
- 2016-12-07-Papatahi A search for the Lost Lake, about 1km NNE of Papatahi
- 2016-11-02-Waiorongamai 27 river crossings to get to the Waiorongomai Hut.
- 2016-08-21-Mc Kerrow-Whakanui A loop leading to the McKerrow Track, & onto the upper Turere, & Whakanui track.
- 2016-07-03-Browns Stream A day trip on Jans Track to the main range.
- 2016-03-30-Mc Kerrow Stream A walk up the rough McKerrow stream, sidling around pools & waterfalls
- 2016-03-20-Bushcraft Photos from TTC Bushcraft Weekend At Waerenga Hut, March 2016. A good time was had by all!
- 2016-03-13-Tapokopoko A day trip to the tops of the Orongorongos.
- 2016-02-10-Whakanui Creek Along the Whakanui down to the Whakanui Creek & out along the East Whakanui.
- 2016-01-13-The Peak Rimutaka Range A round trip to The Peak from the Orongorongo River
- 2015-07-18-Atiwhakatu Hut A gourmet lunch at Atiwhakatu Hut
- 2015-02-18-Tapokopoko Stream A walk up the West Branch and spurs of the Tapokopoko Stream
- 2014-12-17-Turere Ridge-Turere Stream Up the Turere ridge from the Orongorono track then down to the Turere stream and back.
- 2014-12-05-Waerenga-Mt Mathews A weekend at Waeranga with a day trip to South Saddle and Mt Mathews
- 2014-10-28-Papatahi A climb of Papatahi in bad weather starting at North Boulder Creek.
- 2014-04-02-Matthews Climb of Matthews via Matthews Stream
- 2014-03-19-Tapokopoko Stream A trip up near Greens Stream and over the Rimutaka Range to Tapokopoko Stream
- 2013-12-04-Tapokopoko Orongorongo An off-track trip from the Orongorongo river to Tapokopoko, Rimutaka Range
- 2013-10-05-Mt Matthews Photos from Mt Matthews
- 2013-08-21-Mc Kerrow-Cattle Ridge Along Graces Stream, up Clay Ridge to McKerrow & back via Cattle ridge.
- 2013-06-09-Waerenga Hut A trip to Waerenga Hut to dedicate the Michael Taylor memorial dry stone seat.
- 2013-05-11-Skull Gully Wainuiomata A trip in the Wainuiomata Water Catchment Area to Skull Gully & Drummond Ridge
- 2013-04-14-Mt Matthews Photos from Mt Matthews day trip April 14 2013 led by Daniel Rogerson
- 2013-04-14-Mt Matthews A climb of Matthews by an off-track route.
- 2013-02-27-Orongorongo Valley-Turere Lodge A night at Turere Lodge & visits to Waeranga & Haurangi Lodges.
- 2012-Bushcraft Photos from Bushcraft 2012
- 2012-09-15-Warenga Hut A gourmet weekend at Warenga Hut
- 2012-08-22-Turere Waterfall A day trip along the Whakanui track then down a ridge to the Turere Waterfall
- 2012-01-26-Catchpool South Saddle-Matthews Track A day trip to South Saddle and ferocious winds.
- 2011-05-18-Sinclair Creek A day trip circum-navigating Sinclair Creek in the Wainuiomata catchment of WRC forest
- 2010-06-27-Orongorongo Huts Two separate day trips to view two new DOC huts in the Orongorongos.
- 2010-06-16 Tararuas and Orongorongos
- 2010-04-24-East Wakanui A day of track clearing on the East Wakanui track, using the old pack track as access
- 2010-04-18-Whakanui Stm Traverse A day trip along the Whakanui Track to the East Whakanui Track via an off track crossing of Whakanui Stm
- 2010-03-10-Wootton Stream-Tapokopoko An energetic day walk from the Orongorongo Track, up the Wootton Stream to the peak of Tapokopoko in the Rimutaka Range.
- 2009-10-14-Mc Kerrow Track-Whakanui Stream A visit to an aeroplane wreck and difficult travel in Whakanui Stream
- 2009-07-04-Turere-Wakanui 90th Anniversary tramp to McKerrow and Wakanui tracks and Turere stream
- 2008-12-05-Waerenga Hut-Mt Matthews A summer weekend at Waerenga with a climb of Matthews
- 2008-10-06-Waerenga Hut A gourmet trip to Waerenga with an attempt on Mt Mathew thwarted by strong winds.
- 2008-10-01-Red Rock Stream-Kotumu A trip of river travel and some bush bashing to a peak, returning along a windy ridge.
- 2008-08-16-Kotumu Stream-Waterfall Stream-The Peak A 10 hour day trip to the tops of the steep and scrubby Orongorongos
- 2007-11-10-Orongorongo-Goat Spur Brief trip summary here
- 2007-09-29-Pakuratahi-Waiorongomai
- 2007-08-18-Whakanui-586
- 2007-05-26-East Whakanui-Whakanui Track Brief trip summary here
- 2007-04-08-Raukawa Lodge-Orongorongo River
- 2006-12-16-Camp Wainui-Round Ridge-Upper Graces Stream-Mc Kerrow-Bruces Track
- 2006-05-28-Peak District Rambles
- 2005-04-03 Waerenga Hut
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