Mathews Stream v6a2V** 29 rappels to 45m. 14hrs30mins round trip. Just over year ago, Pip and I had bailed part way down the first descent of Mathews Stream in the Ruahine ranges. It was a cold day in early October, with a light dusting of snow, overcast skies. We’d done 18 rappels up to 40m…
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Woolshed Creek Canyon
As the weather forecast looked rubbish for the divide, we escaped east to Woolshed Creek for our Sunday’s canyoning. Though the sky was grey and rain showers gripped the mountains to the south, we climbed up and entered the Canyon. The water levels were alread pretty low and since I’d been before in very high…
Doom Creek Trip Report
Toine, Bernat and I were joined by Bruce for todays trip, which was intended to be nice and mellow after a long day in Whiskey Falls on the first descent. Doom Creek is a fantastic little canyon, with several jumps, beautiful narrows and very simple access. After the big drops and lack of jumps in…
Upper Tutaekuri Gorge Trip Report
Brigid, Chris, Pip and Chucky had a fun day cruising through the Upper Tutaekuri Gorge. This is a non technical trip; the two small marked waterfalls are easily jumped or slid, so there’s no need for rope (except perhaps a throwbag). We encountered the stream in pretty low flows. A fair bit mor water would…