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Where have all the old trampers gone? _4 members, 6 young prospective members, that was our score, Overcast and drizzly weather greeted us, but our spirits were not dampened. Herepai Hut was at the cloud level.:: There was no point in climbing Herepai. We crashed down into Ruapai Stream. (We also saw the FE trip crashed =~ in the pit). suf » . 4 oo * = Near Cleft Creek we joined the easy Gaviy camped on an old and somewhat grubby possum ‘trapper's site. We made a take-over bid for the easy party's fire —- one brew of tea. The eer ag fare mes the usual stew as Mike caught neither trout nor eel, Sunday's. weather was more of the same. ‘’ The lower gorge tempted us not, Mike Hollis, Doris Lampart, Graham White, Stephen Catchpole, Chiff McNabb, Martin St. Clair, Bernard Stmueherer Michael Kennelly,’ Dale Parsons, Alan Morrison,