Trip Reports (March - April 1975)

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TRIP REPORTS: March7-2 A Makaretu - East YTYY (the fourth in. the last few years) was scheduled, but bar 2 racers,ending in a similar way to the previous attempts a wet campsites I bush bash etc. No reports: available frcm the other trips. March21 : 23 Trips unforturately cancelled. Easter - 2 Richmond.Range Trips - reportedly good value, and a 10 day West Coast trip, with its usual share of rain. April4.6 Clark Halverson led a mediun party over Blue Range, and down Donald Strean, which turned out a trifle on the difficult sice for some, who didn't arrive at Mitre Flats until 9.00 p.m, ' Meanwhile Russell Gallagher had a Fic trip which after going over to Cow Creek, went up Table Ridge, and. over Mitre to Mitre Flats. The F.E. trip under the surveillance of Dennis Gazley shot over to Cow Creek on Friday night and first thing in the morning. upthat freezing river. Going up Waiohine Pinnacle spur, 1 dropped out, and the. grade made its mark on the others. One went down the Waichine, and the others along Carkeek,and then to Dorset Hut, on Sunday scme came out over Mitre and some via Nth. King.