Club Night October 2013
The monthly meeting started with a short special meeting to change some constitutional rules.
The local Mountain Safety Committee is considering going into recess.
A South Canterbury tramping group sent a letter of thanks for our work in keeping the Herbert Forest tracks in good condition.
Tickets for the 3D movie on the 23rd October of Sir Edmond Hillarys Journey to the Summit of Everest are available from Neville Corry.
A tramping skills weekend is being held early next year at Trotters Gorge. Contact Neville Corry.
The Club is purchasing a new GPS locator beacon, and it is to be taken on all Club trips.
Trip Reports:
Members rode a challenging mountain bike course in the Herbert Forest that has been set up by the local Mountain Bike Club.
Because of poor weather the Paradise trip turned into a trip to Elco hut with a walk up the river, and a 1000m climb behind the Temple picnic area on the way home.
More work by 9 members has been done on the Herbert Forest tracks, but the job is not finished yet.
The Wednesday Walkers have been on walks to Spring Creek on Pisga Downs, a round trip from the microwave behind Hampden to Pigeon Bush, Table Top via a well maintained Pack Track from the Herbert Forest, and from Andersons Lagoon to the Shag River mouth where plenty of shags and seals were to be seen.
Coming Club Trips are Mt. Kyburn, mountain biking on the Old Dunstan Road, and Bronwyn McCone’s farm walk. More details are on this website on the “what’s on” page.
We were then entertained with a quality selection of Club members tramping photos which ranged from a preview of coming tramps, to a beach and bush tramp in Western Australia where water was scarce, and then to an above 10000ft. odyssey of scaling New Zealand’s highest peaks.