Your trips, your pix, July 2025

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Mark Simpson took this photo of Ros Squire and Jonathan and Susan Pine during their recent Kepler adventure. “A real pea souper, we could only imagine the views!”

Simone Shinnamon, Billie Robertson, Anu Shinnamon and Nick Leach visited Routeburn Falls on a Mother’s Day weekend traverse.

Jake, Clare, Isaac and Emma Crockford plus Remi the dog went on a family mission to Cascade Hut.

David and Emilie Chan joined an overnight Cub Scout tramp to Turere Lodge in the Ōrongorongo Valley. “It was an epic weekend and one step towards my Everest base camp trek in October,” said David.

Jeremy Price, Noel Sulzberger, Brendan Holland, Tim Julian and Geoff Martin had an excellent overnighter at Trains Hut. Noel is holding a photograph of when he was last at the hut, 54 years ago.

Keith and Sally Wright spent much of last week in paradise, tramping the Abel Tasman Coast Track.

For her fiftieth birthday, Helen Anderson visited the long drop that claims to have the best view in the country – McKinnon Pass on the Milford Track.

Michelle Wong took Wilderness to read while camping at the Mid Hill Tarns on the Cass–Lagoon Saddle Track. “A great trip to add some kilometres to my Walk1200km tally,” she said.