Philip Allen had a magical day with his family – son Daniel, daughter-in-law Kelly and daughters Rebecca and Mary – at Crucible Lake, Mount Aspiring National Park.

Millie Mitchell went on her first overnight tramp up Tuao Wharepapa Mt Arthur with gran Michele Ayres.

Joy Bryant enjoyed walking to the Kahurangi Point lighthouse keeper’s cottage with Waimea Tramping Club. “We had a very early start and plenty of time to relax as the trip depends on tidal river crossings,” said Joy. “We scrambled up the hill to the lighthouse and enjoyed spectacular rock formations along the coastline.”

Diana Ward wondered whether tramping buddy Gill Green’s attempt to shield herself from horizontal rain and sleet on the Kepler Track would cause her to miss the markers!

After three days of blistering heat in the Leatham and Severn valleys, Berengere Doron, Steve Richards and Judy van den Yssel-Richards were cooled by the rain as they walked up the Saxton Valley and over Saxton Saddle. “It was a great adventure,” said Judy.

Jill Balchin and younger brother Jack took on the Rees–Dart Track. “We had a blast, got caught in some stormy weather and got pretty cold but saw lots of kea, chamois and deer,” said Jill. “It was Jack’s first multi-day tramp and he was stoked.”

Larissa Kalike and mum Janine completed the Old Ghost Road, stopping to capture the moment near Seddonville.

The Devaney family walked the Tongariro Northern Circuit.

Oliver MacLachlan tramped into Lake Alexander Hut in the Ferny Gair Conservation Area with mum, dad and brother Mitchell.

Harry and Ella Boam and Richard and Louise Freestone crossed Cascade Saddle. “We were lucky to have perfect weather,” said Ella. “We even watched a small avalanche happen above Dart Glacier. The boom it made was something else.”