Snow, Sun and Whopping Great Frosts

As significant winter snow fell on Kahurangi National Park, Year 12 students began the first of three days tramping through the bush of the Flora Valley and the sub alpine areas of the Tablelands peneplain. By the end of the day the snow had stopped, the sun peaked out for the last minutes of the day before sliding behind the peaks of the Cobb Range and the big chill began. The next two days were clear, calm and cold. Students practiced their off track navigation skills and by day three were ready to be assessed. Here are a few photos of the action.

Upcoming Tramping trips

Year 12,'s will be off track tramping in the Flora Valley area and Year 13's are bivvy tramping in the Lake Sylverster area of the Cobb Valley.

Details below

Year 12
Depart June 16 MHS 0830
Return June 18 MHS 1520

Year 13
Depart June 1 MHS 0830
Return July 3 MHS 1520

The Difference between Boys and Girls?

Upcoming Trips

Year 13 Students will be caving all day on Friday 29 June. Depart 8.30, return 5.00pm.

Year 12 Students will be tramping in Kahurangi National Park on the following days.

16-18 June
Depart 8.30 MHS
Return 3.20 MHS

Greenlink Cave

Term two has seen Year 13 OED served up a steady diet of ropes, hardware, gumboots and dark places. The caving unit always rates as a favorite for most students and 2009 is no exception. Weeks of training in the use of SRT (single rope technique) has given students the skills to begin exploring the amazingl caving opportunities the local area provides. Greenlink cave offers a great introduction to vertical caving and on a beautiful sunny Friday we descended into the dark and wet of the spelunkers world to put new skills to test. Here's a quick tour of the first 200m of Greenlink, albeit without the aid of camera lighting rigs.