Central Otago and Southland are made up of dry schist ranges, wide basins and old goldfields. The club's reports here are few, and they are as much about bikes as boots.
They include a Christmas cycle trip, the Southern Brevet bike ride from Tekapo to Queenstown and back, mountain biking in Central Otago, tramps in the Rock and Pillar and Garvie ranges, the Remarkables ice and mixed climbing festival and a Conservation Week trip in the Catlins.
Highlight trips
Outrageous Otago mountain biking2014
Remarkables Ice/Mixed Festival and Single Cone Climb2017 · Alpine 2
The Southern Brevet (Part 2 – Queenstown to Tekapo)2014
A day or two in the Garvies2019
‘Take Action for Nature’ – Conservation Week 20232023 · Fit- Trip reportThe Y2K Wander“And in the news, a circus performer falls overboard while trying to perform acrobatics on the handrail of a fast ferry last night”. The radio news continued as I headed to the airport to pick up 2 punters, while the other 3 were travelling by car, having…