Monthly Archives: February 2015

21km Day : 993km Total 18 February 2015 -42.788273, 171.603483 The hiking this morning was almost entirely on flat trail along the Taramakau River.  It included a lot of walking on stone beds some of which were large enough that … Continue reading →

25km Day : 972km Total 17 February 2015 -42.739876, 171.830151 For the majority of the day I hiked along the Hurunui River toward Harper Pass.  The terrain around the trail varied throughout the day including forest, grasslands and rocky fields. … Continue reading →

25km Day : 947km Total 16 February 2015 -42.703745, 172.096141 I got up early and packed up my tent and was off by 7:15 this morning.  I reached Hope Shelter at 7:30 to find 2 trampers from Israel making their … Continue reading →

7km Day : 922km Total 15 February 2015 -42.612545, 172.307468 I started this morning in Hanmer Springs after rest and resupply.  I had the intention of hitchhiking back to Windy Point to continue the hike where I left it.  My … Continue reading →

14km Day : 915km Total 12 February 2015 This morning I slept in late and packed up my tent for the 4km walk to the highway with the intent to hitchhike to Hanmer Springs from there.  After a kilometer there … Continue reading →

25km Day : 901km Total 11 February 2015 -42.519042, 172.415702’9 Anne Hut is a big hut and with only 4 of us sharing it last night, so I ended up with a big sleeping flat to myself when I went … Continue reading →

29km Day : 876km Total 10 February 2015 -42.351074, 172.528779 It was a chilly start to the day, and having to put my wet clothes back on made it seem even colder.  But once I got the blood flowing with … Continue reading →

13km Day :  847km Total 9 February 2015 -42.153627, 172.660025 Today was the most challenging day of hiking so far.  All three of us woke up before dawn to get a good start.  Graeme and Colin were very efficient in … Continue reading →

15km Day : 834km Total 8 February 2015 -42.058237, 172.655107 All 5 of the TA hikers started from the hut around 7:45 give or take 10min.  It started with a climb to Travers Saddle, which wasn’t as difficult as we … Continue reading →

20km Day : 819km Total 7 February 2015 -42.020551, 172.750205 This was one of the best days hiking I’ve ever had.  Amazing scenery the entire day following the Travers river upstream.  Cool sunny weather, and always the constant sound of … Continue reading →