Monthly Archives: November 2012

What its officially called: Slingshot over canyon What it really is: jumping off a platform, free-falling 200′, and then swinging in a pendulum way out over the canyon and river below. Details: 109 meters high (appx 340 feet) 60 meter … Continue reading →

Route: Klondyke carpark → Crow Hut → Klondyke carpark Appx 10 miles “We thought boots were for keeping feet dry. Turns out, they are for keeping wet feet comfortable.”   Here is where we are going, up the rock face then to … Continue reading →

Day trip to Abel Tasman All we could say was, “This park is amazing.  The water is SO BLUE!”  Its like the Caribbean, and although we are close to Antartica, its not even that cold.   We took a lovely … Continue reading →

Route:  St. Arnard –> Lakehead hut –> Angelus Hut –> Speargrass Hut –> St. Arnard. Appx 30 miles.    “Beautiful, and surprisingly difficult for the altitude.”   We packed enough food for a lifetime (or a week).  Being our first true wilderness … Continue reading →