Kaitoke – Holdsworth via Dorset – Labour Weekend 1983

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1 KAITOKE - HOLDSWORTH via DORSET Labour Weekend 1983 Michael and Mike left Kaitoke early evening, heading for Alpha - 6 hours

away . in the pouring rain. Next day the weather cleared, hurray, the only place in the North Island! iBy. 5:25am we were off to Kime Hut and beyond. We had morning tea at: Kime' then

toyed off to Maungahuka in the mist and we were too tired to go.oni :: It rained on Saturday night butliti was, fine again by morning. We started by. 6.20am and after 4 hours reached Anderson's Hut and another 23 hoursito Nicholl's for à latish lunch. We had: trouble finding the track to Park : Forks and after a bit. of fluffing around we got: to the right ridge. Going up Dorset. Ridge we slowed down, Michael finding the hill steep and Mikets knee played up. on dusk we found Dorset: Ridge.

Monday was fine: again. After an,early start for Powell Hut, Mike's knee got worse, espegiaily down--hill. Finally, in South King we decided to: head down for the Atiwhakatu which we reached at 6:30pm. It was "af great:3 days.. with early starts and days not too long. But these youngsters -with the knees have trouble keeping up with the oldies!!! On the trip: Michael Hollis (scribe) and Mike. Moran I. :