Club Night March 2016
March 14th 2016
Instead of going in via Chinaman’s Hut, a new route to Grayson Peak was walked, starting from the Mt Buster 4WD track, which enabled a 2 hour climb to the top. From here, they walked on to Green Gully, Brown Hut and back to vehicles.
Wednesday Walkers enjoyed a recent five day Biking trip to the West Coast Wilderness Trail, enjoying the tram track, Lake Kaniere and some fantastic hospitality.
Noel Pullan and Ross Familton, both members of the NOTMC, recently visited Kathmandu and walked in to Mt Everest Base Camp. Noel treated us to a personal, once in a lifetime, narrative of his expedition. With the help of a Guide and two Porters, who would carry packs weighing up to 95kg each, walked to Base Camp. En route, they visited Khunde Hillary Hospital which is run by the Canadian Government. They also visited Monjo School where Noel gifted them a banner “Oamaru North School” from his grandchildren, Jordyn and Maddison. The school was also given Beanies from Canterbury Spinners and pencils from Bev Pullan.
Gorak Shep is the last village before Base Camp, with many peaks close by that could be climbed.
Noel and Ross climbed Kala Patthar (5550m). At Base Camp, they went to the Khumbu Icefall, the ever-shifting, jagged, building-size blocks of ice which give climbers a taste of what is to come. Here, they were able to track a Japanese man and his party attempting to summit – for the third time. Over the 8 days walking and two days of rest, Noel took many photographs and due to clear skies, the photographs of snow topped mountains and blue skies were exceptional.
The next NOTMC meeting will be the AGM on 9th May at the Search and Rescue Rooms in Severn St. Website is www.notmc.org.nz