Firstly here is a bit of general information for everyone that is useful if you are planning a trip to Rangitoto. It is still important to remember that we traveled in January 2017 and over time prices and times may vary so your own research is still the best bet. Having just returned from a week in Hawkes Bay with family we may have … Continue reading Rangitoto Volcanic Island Summit
After making it off Rangitoto Island and back to Auckland City, a quick bite to eat and off we set again, this time headed for the Waitakare Ranges. We had been up here investigating a few months ago after being in Auckland to see “The Pink Floyd Experience” but weather was not looking flash that day and we decided it was best to just head … Continue reading Te Toiokawharu – Waitakare Ranges
Today we went in search of Mt Bruce aka Bruce’s Hill….where the track to get to the summit is for now, we will never know. The DOC map shows the track that enters from either end however, on arriving no amount of searching revealed the track to us and so we gave in, feeling defeated Warren spotted a mast on the hill tops of some … Continue reading Mount Munro
New Years Day – The day the SOTA world rejoices and many get out and active with the UTC roll over between SOTA years and double points are up for grabs. This year we made it to Hawkes Bay in time to activate a summit here, unlike last year with a few hiccups that saw our holiday delayed a few days. This year we were … Continue reading Taraponui for UTC New Years
A few months ago after ticking off another near by summit we went in search of permission to access this one, however on this day the person we needed to talk to was away and so we took contact details and Warren made contact at a later date, and arranged for us to go up after work one evening. The landowner needs to run through … Continue reading Mount Ruru – ZL1/WK-138
ZL-SOTA. Warren (ZL2AJ) and Emma 