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TRIP REPORTS: March 7 - 9 A Makeretu - East YTYY (the fourth in.the last few years) was scheduled, but bar 2 racers;ending in a similar way to the previous attempts ~ wet campsites - bush bash etc. No reoorts; available frem the other trips. Marches #1 — 23 -Iries untox tunately cancelled. Ea - 2 Bicie iin Raage Trips = reportedly good value, and. aa dey West Coast trip, withite usual sar of rain. April 4 -- 6 Clark Halverson ied a mediun party over Blue Range, down Conald Stream, which turned out a trifle on the ficult side for some, who didn’t arrive at Mitre.Flats until Meanwhile Russeil eee es had s Fav trip’ which after going over to Cow Creek, went up Table Ries, ang, over Mai tre ste Mitre ses Flats. se mz,
The F.E. trip under the surveillance of Dennis Gazley shot over to Cow Creek on Friday night and first thing in the morning up-~ that freezino river. Going up Waiohine Pinnacle spur, I dropped out, and the grace made its mark on the others. One went down the Waichine, and the others along Carkeek,and then to Dorset Hut, on Sunday scme came out over Mitre and some via Nth. King.