Author: Adam Carter
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Day 115 to 123 – Head towards the rainbow
Friday 8 February – Saturday 16 February Twizel to Wanaka Day: 115 – 123 Km’s: 141km Cumulative km’s: 2,574km / 3,000km This section of the trail had a bit of everything – seeing us follow some more flat and hot lakeside tracks, before heading back into the mountains with three steep climbs across consecutive days,…
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Day 111 to 114 – Always take the high route
Monday 4 February – Thursday 7 February Bush Stream Carpark to Twizel Day: 111 – 114 Km’s: 128km Cumulative km’s: 2,433km / 3,000km After being blown away last week by the spectacular scenery between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers/TA designated ‘hazard zones’, it was now time to climb to the highest point on the entire…
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Day 93 to 98 – The Great Escape (to Arthur’s Pass)
Thursday 17 January – Tuesday 22 January Hanmer Springs to Arthur’s Pass (and then to Christchurch) Day: 93 – 98 Km’s: 89km Cumulative km’s: 2,140km / 3,000km So… I’m writing this blog from Christchurch, which is actually nowhere near the official trail. As the trail passes largely through the centre of the South Island, we…
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Day 79 to 85 – Easy on the eyes, hard on the knees
Thursday 3 January – Wednesday 9 January Richmond Alpine Track – Browning Hut to St Arnaud Day: 79 – 85 Km’s: 98km Cumulative km’s: 1,935km / 3,000km Welcome to our second instalment from the Richmond Ranges! As Leigh mentioned in the last post, the Richmond Ranges were definitely a step up in difficulty compared to…
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Day 65 to 71 – Goodbye North Island
Thursday 20 December – Wednesday 26 December Waikanae to Picton Day: 65 – 71 Km’s: 76km Cumulative km’s: 1,688km / 3,000km This instalment of the blog brings us to our final week on the North Island! Seriously, how did that happen? The last two and bit months have absolutely flown by in the blink of…
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Day 46 to 51 – Rapids, a bridge to nowhere and unexpected swims
Saturday 1 December – Thursday 6 December Taumarunui to Wanganui Day: 46 – 51 Km’s: 227km Cumulative km’s: 1,355km / 3,000km As mentioned in our last post, with the weather looking less than favourable for the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, we decided to hit the Whanganui River earlier than originally intended and circle back to Tongariro…
Adam, Leigh and the Trees 
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