QUEENSTOWN – BLUFF Section Distance = 313 km Total Distance = 1830 km The looong home stretch for the south island began at the Greenstone/Cables carpark on the opposite side of Lake Wakatipu. The nice easy trail through beech forest developed into a boggy, tree root strewn track, through tussock taller than me (this ledContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 13”
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Te Araroa Trail – Part 12
WANAKA – QUEENSTOWN Section Distance = 89 km Total Distance = 1538 km One cannot visit Wanaka without a quick snap at “that Wanaka tree” especially when your path takes you right past it. With a nice cycleway to follow the hike between Wanaka and Gkendhu Bay flew by (it may have also had somethingContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 12”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 10
ARTHUR’S PASS – Lake Tekapo Section Distance = 194 km Total Distance = 1248 km This section had so many highlights, from reaching the highest point of the TA trail and seeing in the new year with a snow capped mountain sunrise to big rivers and vast tussock plains, I don’t quite know where toContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 10”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 8
HAVELOCK – ST ARNAUD Section Distance = 164.5 km Total Distance = 882.5 km The Richmond Ranges are said to be one of the longest and hardest sections on the Te Araroa Trail and that was certainly true for me! 11 days from Havelock to St Arnaud, climbing to elevations of 1500m (usually more) onContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 8”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 6
TARARUA RANGE ROUND 2 “The best view come after the hardest climb!” Section Distance = 57km Total Distance = 628km I’m back!!! After having to skip the high ranges on my hike north from Wellington due to severe weather warnings this time around I was greeted with a glorious sunny day to brighten up theContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 6”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 5
TAUMARUNUI – NATIONAL PARK VILLAGE Section Distance = 121 km Total Distance = 571 km In between my Whanganui River attempts was an epic section of the trail which encompassed forest, volcanoes, alpine bog and all the environments in between!!! In order to give the river levels time to drop I decided to flip flopContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 5”
Te Araroa Trail – Part 2
LEVIN – PALMERSTON NORTH “Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul” Section Distance = 80.5 km Total Distance = 171.5 km Moss forests, mountains and mud…mostly mud! The Tararua Ranges are known for being one of the most challenging sections of the TA as well as the most notoriousContinue reading “Te Araroa Trail – Part 2”
Tiny_Tramper’s Top Tips for Climbing Mt Kinabalu!
How to make it to the top! I’m not going to lie, climbing to the summit of Mt Kinabalu 4095.2m and back in 2 days is not a walk in the park, but that view from the top is worth all the effort to reach it! And after completing this beautiful climb here are myContinue reading “Tiny_Tramper’s Top Tips for Climbing Mt Kinabalu!”
Tiny_Tramper Climbs Mt Kinabalu
Climb mountains not so the world can see you, but so you can see the world! – David McCullough Jr Borneo is home to the highest point in South East Asia; Mt Kinabalu! Located in the World Heritage Site of The Kinabalu Park it stands at 4095m above sea level at its summit, but, toContinue reading “Tiny_Tramper Climbs Mt Kinabalu”
Tiny_Tramper Tackles the Milford Track
“Well deserved of its ‘Great Walk’ reputation!” From moss covered forests to snow-capped mountains, wildlife to waterfalls this track is well deserved of its ‘Great Walk’ reputation. For hundreds of years the Maori people of New Zealand used Mackinnon Pass as their overland route to access Milford Sound and collect Pounamu (the prized greenstone reliedContinue reading “Tiny_Tramper Tackles the Milford Track”
The Adventures of Tiny_Tramper 