Tawiri - Who?

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TAWIRI . WHO? Three trips left the station at 7 o'clock much later rapidly rising Mangahao took one very wet Friday evening in April. us to Avalanche Flats for the first real Our trip, be fit trip, was headed for food since the previous lunchtime. At the Pipe Bridge and the Ohau camp- that stage we had just about resigned site, and from there the north Ohau ourselves to a flooded Ohau and another and Tawirikohukohu, (nearly as bad as night out. Missing the bus was taken Paretetaitonga, isn't it). for granted except for two racy types who decided the bomb out and try to A comfortable night was had and a hold up the bus for a while. So, as leisurely (some would say late) start scon as Barry had done all of the shootingup-of-the-sie-crecks bit that he was made in the morning. Dribs and wanted the improvements in weather drabs arrived at north Ohau hut some prompeted us to be away to south Ohau, 24 hours later for a brew, buns and some of the F.E.'s catching us at jellybeans. At cur next stop up. the Girdlestone saddle. Some of the up river Nick's suggestion that 'the Big T' up the river proved to be pools would be covered in mist was met by ing, Nick and four of his cronies quite almost excitgreat mirth until he produced his little being swept away in the torrent. More Maori-English dictionary. It read "Tawiri- food at south Ohau and away we went kohukohu-a peak covered in mist even for a fast trip down the Ohau hut when all the rest of the Tararuas are our third tramp at night, out to and, the clear". This time it was met with cries farmhouse. Thanks to Nick Mr of horror or giggles of glee. A wee way Gallagher we all got home in and fair time up the creek took us to an impassable even without bus transport for all but waterfall where numerous routes on the two of us. true right bank were tried until a (a bit tangled but not bad) was laker all the way to the scrubline for lunch. A good trip Laurie, although there could have been a few more brews. After lunch an advance party was Those on the trip: L.A. Gal . erp, sent ahead to recce a route and the next excuse me, Laurie Gallagher, Nick tune we spoke to them was at the top Richard Jennings, Barry Biggs, Dave Kerry Gallagher, while licking our wounds and begging Powell, Richard Bradley, Ussher, Evans, Chris Everett, Rodger for a jellybean. By the way, T' was Ross Leggett and John McMillian. continuously living up to its name. J.M. Our intended route to the Mangahao was to have been down the spur between Johnstons and Tawuri Streams but navigational difficulties caused an early THOUGHTS into Tawiri Stream down an indrop ibly tangled, grotty and generally unreal -To survive death is the biggest reward spur about 15 minutes along the main of life. spur. We eventually got down only to be confronted by a series of waterfalls. Needless to say we did not reach Ava- -B. J. BIGGS lanche Flats that night. We spent that night perched above the stream, which wouldn't have been so bad had Barry not kept repeating "warm, dry-warm, One close shave is only a preparation dry" into my cold, wet ear. for the next. Lack of preparation has its penalty. Easier travel and more rain greeted our empty stomachs next morning and -B. J. BIGGS