Trip Info
What to take on a day trip
So that you can safely enjoy your tramping with us, we have set out this list of clothing and equipment that you will need, and should have with you.
REMEMBER - WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS IS UNPREDICTABLE, EVEN IN THE SUMMER. No matter what the day or the forecast ALWAYS TAKE YOUR PARKA.
If in doubt about any of this, please contact the trip leader or any senior member of the club.
- Day pack: lined with a large plastic bag. (Most packs are not waterproof)
- Boots: Sturdy shoes or basketball boots will do for your first few easier trips.
- Sox: (usually wool and 2 pairs, one thin and one thick)
- Waterproof Parka or raincoat with a hood.: (Light nylon parkas and padded jackets are of no use.)
- Overtrousers: are an advisable optional extra. (Waterproof or light and windproof.)
- Shorts: (Jeans or corduroys are not suitable in the wet.)
- Polypropylene or wool long-johns.
- Polypropylene or wool undershirt (longsleeved)
- Polypropylene or wool bushshirt or jacket
- An extra polypropylene or wool shirt or jersey
- Polypropylene or wool hat or balaclava
- Polypropylene or wool mittens
- Small personal first aid kit
- Toilet paper
- Lunch and some spare food, eg Museli bar or scroggin
- Drink (Perhaps a thermos on winter days.)
- Survival bag or sheet (Will help you survive a night.)
- Whistle and a small torch (in case you should get misplaced.)
- Sunhat and sunscreen
- Any personal medication that you might require if delayed.
- Money (You just never know where you will end up.)
It may be advisable to have a change of clothes to leave in the car for the end of the trip.
TRAMPERS MUST CARRY ALL THEIR OWN GEAR IN CASE OF SEPARATION
Basic First Aid Kit
- Bandaids or plasters
- Some sterile dressings
- Small roll bandage
- Sleek or leucoplast (Blisters)
- Personal medication
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- Pain relievers
- Scissors or pocket knife
- Safety pins
- Insect repellent
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An excellent booklet that will be of interest and very useful to any tramper is: -
BUSHCRAFT Mountain Safety Manual 12 which can be obtained from the Mountain Safety Council, or any bookstore. This should be required reading for all New Zealand trampers.
Departure point
Our departure point is at the Dental Department in St Asaph Street. We usually meet and leave the cars in the patients car park area for safety reasons. (See map).
Weekend trips will usually leave from a point designated by the leader, usually with safer parking and often the leader's or another member's home.
Trip gradings
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GRADE A:
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An easy day walk suitable for almost anyone who can walk for 5- 6 hours. Possibly some short gentle slopes.
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GRADE B:
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As a day walk - Longer & harder, requiring a reasonable level of fitness and involving some uphill work.
As a weekend - A fairly flat trip but requiring sufficient fitness to carry an overnight pack for 4 to 6 hours.
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GRADE C:
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As a day walk - A very hard trip and a very long day, requiring excellent fitness.
As a weekend - A fairly substantial trip requiring sufficient fitness to carry an overnight pack for 6 - 8 hours and probably climbing for most of the first day.
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GRADE D:
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A very hard trip requiring excellent fitness, equipment and experience. Solid uphill work on difficult routes.
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