The summer programme runs from October to April. A list of planned trips for the 2024/2025 season is available to be viewed or downloaded here
If you are interested
in participating in a scheduled walk ensure that you contact the trip leader as soon as possible.
The latest Bootprints will have futher details of the upcoming trips for the month, including any possible date changes.
Grading System
The club uses a two-tier grading system, with each tramp
graded for physical difficulty (a grunt grade) and for technical difficulty (a
gnarly grade).
Effort
|
Technical Difficulty
|
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E
|
4-6 hrs/day, low gradient, altitude
gains less than 500 m. |
1
|
Open and well-formed track, no
significant river crossings. |
|
EM
|
5-7 hrs/day, altitude gains up to
800 m. |
2
|
Well-formed and marked track but
may include short tree-rooted or rocky sections and minor stream crossings. |
|
M
|
7-8 hrs/day, climbs of up to 1,000
m with some steep sections. |
3
|
Track mostly well-formed but will
include tree-rooted or rocky sections and/or river crossings. |
|
MH
|
Up to 8+ hrs/day, altitude gains
steep and likely to exceed 1,000 m. |
4
|
Usually tracked but may include
untracked sections demanding careful footing, and multiple river crossings. |
|
H
|
Up to 10+ hrs/day, altitude gains
up to 1,500 m. |
5
|
Track may be only a route, terrain
often steep and exposed, requiring confidence on rough ground and modest technical skills, and multiple river crossings. |
Aspiring Hut: E 1 Roys Peak: M 1
Lindis Peak: EM 1 Brewster Hut / Mt Armstrong (overnight): M 4
Sawyer Burn Hut: EM 2 Skyline Traverse: MH3
Fern Burn Hut: EM 3 Corner Peak: H 4