After leaving ZL1/WK-110 I carried on to Ngaroma. I parked up near an impliment shed and walked up through the paddocks, accross the airstrip and to the bushline. From there I found what I thought was a track however I got vined out. So I found a way around the vines and climbed up to a ridge where I unexpectedly found track markers. From there … Continue reading Ngaroma – ZL1/WK-080

On our way home from the Toley Road summit we drove past this one and it looked like an easy walk. All I had to do was to figure out who owned the land. So on my way to the Ngaroma summit ZL1/WK-080 I figured I’d door knock until I found the owner. The last house on Aotea Road on the right just before the … Continue reading Zl1/WK-110

This is a summit that I have flown over a couple of times on my way to Whakaahu (ZL1/WK-084) and pondered its accessibility. It turns out I had some dealings with the land owner from work so I reached out to him to see if he would give us permission to walk to the top. The land owner being a friendly local said I could … Continue reading Tolley Road – Zl1/WK-078

This summit I attempted to do on the Sunday morning of NZART conference – with a promise to Geoff ZL3GA that I had to be back before my SOTA talk at conference. Fortunately the weather was good despite a light morning show however the rainbow that ensued made up for the water. This is a great wee summit to do as part of a morning … Continue reading Zl1/WL-129 Makara

After completing Don Juan earlier in the day I decided to go for a drive and see if I could door knock to get permission to summit the Dome. From the property on the right after you pass the summit I was privaledged to be given permission to walk up from the roadside to the top. Following animal tracks and fencelines to the summit is … Continue reading ZL1/HN-120 – The Dome

I had been eyeing up this summit for a while but for whatever reason I hadnt gotten around to doing it. Well on the 17th of July I decided I was going to fix that. The walk up to Te Puru starts with 3 stream crossings. Of course in winter the streams were up due to recent rain. I made the first crossing without getting … Continue reading Te Puru – zL1/WK-077

Phil ZL1PSH reached out to the ZL SOTA community to see if there was an interest to have a joint activation at Waiheke Island. The response was positive from Myself, Sasha ZL1JX and Soren ZL1SKL. With the help of Howard ZL1BXA who is a resident on the island and was able to arrange permission with the landowner, we set a date and made our way … Continue reading Waiheke Island Summit