View along the Arthur Range to Mt Patriarch.Photo: Peter Laurenson

Mt Patriarch via Chummies Track, Kahurangi National Park

July 2020

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Patriarch of the Kahurangi

Perhaps the most rewarding way to approach Mt Patriarch is on the Chummies Track, up past John Reid Hut, on to the southern end of the Arthur Range. Almost directly above John Reid Hut, on Pt1463, is a flat tussocky area well suited to pitching a tent. Equipped with a resident weka, but no water, […]
July 2020

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Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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