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  @emwhite679624 күн бұрын

  great vid! which track is that campsite on.... pls

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  @wellington_walker24 күн бұрын

  The campsite is near the Big Bend Track, before Haurangi Hut.

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  @VinnieParsons-fr7zr28 күн бұрын

  Cool bro I'm going to miter falls on 5 July 2024

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  @wellington_walker27 күн бұрын

  Have fun.

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  @mikevoetsАй бұрын

  Love this! Would love to go up one day soon. Where did you camp?

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  @wellington_walkerАй бұрын

  Hi. Thanks for the great feedback. The campsite is beyond Turere Lodge on the Big Bend Track. Here is the location on the map: maps.app.goo.gl/oup9MeujjjUKekmu9

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  @ryzer9068Ай бұрын

  Used to take my kids in there when they were little - bunch of dads and kids running around. Great fun!

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  @wellington_walkerАй бұрын

  A great place to take kids.

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  @iainbrownoutandabout9188Ай бұрын

  I'm pretty sure I have hammocked in that little clearing. I have camped at Donnelly Flat many times when I instructed with Mountain Safety.

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  @timchambers82302 ай бұрын

  Great info. Would love to see a vid of the entire Renata Ridgeline up to the dress circle. I’m musing over doing that one myself as Renata Ridge is one I haven’t yet travelled…

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  @jeffc16042 ай бұрын

  Really enjoyed your video and inspires me to explore that area when I return to NZ later this year. The video quality is excellent too - what camera are you using? I have a GoPro 12 and plan to use that, but others prefer something like an iPhone, or a combination of both.

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  @wellington_walker2 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the great feedback. I use a GoPro 11, with the lowest Sharpness setting. Some of the stills in this video are from a Panasonic digital camera with a good zoom.

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  @jeffc16042 ай бұрын

  @@wellington_walker That sounds a good combination. Using just the GoPro does limit things; a decent lens on a good quality 'regular' camera overcomes the fixed focal length of the GoPro lens. You were brave to venture so far off the beaten track. Looks hard work but clearly you have the confidence and experience to do so!

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  @jeffc16042 ай бұрын

  I did a short section of the TA in January, starting as you did from Poads Road but continuing on to Otaki Forks. Same route, via Gable End but in perfect weather. Certainly some mud but I think that is to be expected. I love the quality of your videos; what camera are you using? The resolution is far better than that of my GoPro, even when it's set to 4K.

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  @wellington_walker2 ай бұрын

  My camera is a GoPro 11. Set to 10 bit colour and the highest bit rate setting. I set Sharpening to Low and a fixed white balance of 5000K. And Color to Flat. I then do some post processing using Shotcut video editor to sharpen and make minor colour enhancements.

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  @emwhite67962 ай бұрын

  thanks for the helpful video. Would you need to be super fit just to get to cone hut?

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  @wellington_walker2 ай бұрын

  Hi. No you don't need to be super fit to get to Cone hut. It is a big climb at the start however.

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  @philipwilkie32392 ай бұрын

  Decades ago I climbed up to South Saddle up Mukamuka Stream on a really crappy day - the whole stream bed was sliding down in a stream of rock and slush. Struggled up to the saddle itself but the westerly was horrendous. I got about 5 - 20 m or so and suddenly the wind picked me up and bodily tossed me into the scrub. Took a bit to untangle. Love the clip - it's amazing how much detail I remember even 35 yrs later. Thanks for the memories.

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  @KhurshidsChannel3 ай бұрын

  Amazing video. Thank you for sharing. 👍19

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks. It was a great walk.

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  @emwhite67963 ай бұрын

  Thanks this was really helpful

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks. Great to hear.

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  @davebanks74353 ай бұрын

  Love your video: back in the day I ran from the carpark to summit and back in a couple of minutes under 3 hours. 69 yrs now and happy to watch some of your local footage over my old haunts. I remember one trip to the summit it was so windy that the mountain beech forest floor near the top was heaving and rocking with the force of the wind! Those were the days: Thanks mate :)

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the great feedback. Glad to hear that you enjoy my channel.

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  @wellington_walkerАй бұрын

  Have you seen my other Mt Matthews video? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hH9o0NSDkpO0gKg.htmlfeature=shared

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  @hamishglenn49003 ай бұрын

  Good on ya

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks

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  @carrotsandrunning3 ай бұрын

  nice vid, good to see they've done renata up a bit. It'd be good to see a vid of the route from odins through to otaki also. Have been considering that one for a run actually.

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Odlins road to Otaki is on my list to do. Not sure when though.

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  @davebanks74353 ай бұрын

  Doh! 4X4 ! lol

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  @davebanks74353 ай бұрын

  Great video: did you encounter any $x$ while walking? I went in years ago with a mate Steve (now passed) and where the vehicle had gone over the edge it was impassable to vehicles - looked a bit as though the road had been repaired ?

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks. There are no issues now with the road, where the vehicle over the side is. And yes I have seen 4x4 vehicles up that way. Check out my other 2 videos on Odlins road.

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  @pastellblau37193 ай бұрын

  Lovely nature! You really got a beautiful country. Greetings from Europe :)

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the great feedback.

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  @ericxu35624 ай бұрын

  I'm going there in a few weeks how is it?

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  It is a good walk, in a great location. Enjoy.

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  @TheHoondawg914 ай бұрын

  nice walk bro. Will you do the Manawatu Gorge?

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  Looks like a good return day walk. I will look into it. It will be a new walk for me.

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  @vickistewart19244 ай бұрын

  ❤❤

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  @tristanpatterson38434 ай бұрын

  Is it officially open? I see it was closed a while back.

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  The DOC website says that it's closed, but I never saw any closed signs on the track.

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  @Saint_Dismas4 ай бұрын

  How gnarly is the slip? I thought the track was permanently closed because of it. I am keen to try it out if it's not.

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  The slip is gnarly. You need to be comfortable with heights and ropes. Then it is still a personal judgment call.

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  @Saint_Dismas3 ай бұрын

  @@wellington_walker, hmmm thank you, How far in is it?

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  @wellington_walker3 ай бұрын

  The slip is about 2km from the carpark.

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  @Saint_Dismas3 ай бұрын

  @@wellington_walker, thank you, I might just check it out.

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  @jacobfuller91134 ай бұрын

  Hi mate you be seeing any pig sign on your walks at all? Cheers

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  Not on this trip. I have see pigs on the Waikanae end of the Pukeatua track, in the last 6 months and goats.

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  @GraemeWant4 ай бұрын

  Pity about the weather.

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  I am learning how to survive a day in the rain.

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  @carrotsandrunning4 ай бұрын

  man that bridge is so pretty but it gives me the heebie jeebies every time.

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  @carrotsandrunning4 ай бұрын

  great vids, keep 'em coming :) really helpful for seeing track conditions and assessing trail running options.

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  Thanks.

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  @mdasik87304 ай бұрын

  beautiful video ❤

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  @theecanmole4 ай бұрын

  How about that? I did that tramp Mangaone Walkway, Pukeatua Track, then the untracked ridge section to 890 then down to Kapakapanui Hut as an overnight loop about a month later, on 23 August 2023. I then walked out the direct track to Ngatiawa Road then back along Mangaone South Road to the Mangaone/Pukeatua carpark. You probably could have done that on your day trip if you don't mind a bit of road bashing. But I realise it was July with shorter days for you.

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  @wellington_walker4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the idea. I might try that sometime.

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  @GraemeWant5 ай бұрын

  A damp weekend.

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  @charliehopkins47375 ай бұрын

  Beaut

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  @chrisj87645 ай бұрын

  Nice- I prefer to go up and down the track from Spicer Park, as overall it is the prettiest route. Shame about the run down buildings at the top!

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  @wellington_walker5 ай бұрын

  I liked the view of the South Island, coming up from the other side.

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  @stewatparkpark29335 ай бұрын

  Plenty of wind .

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  @iainbrownoutandabout91885 ай бұрын

  Thats a river I want to fish. Lots of youtube content out of there.

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  @stewatparkpark29335 ай бұрын

  Could drive a sedan all the way down to the hut in the 1970s .

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  @davebanks74352 ай бұрын

  A30 in fact bro! :)

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  @charliehopkins47375 ай бұрын

  😊

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  @wellington_walker5 ай бұрын

  Thanks

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  @lucylu9585 ай бұрын

  That's a pretty lovely track 8:09!

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  @lucylu9585 ай бұрын

  Love the background music. That open section 0:38 looks really dangerous! Thanks for showing awesome trees 1:50!

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  @wellington_walker5 ай бұрын

  Thanks. There is a very steep drop off the side of the road.

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  @theecanmole5 ай бұрын

  You have really caught the feel of the clag in the goblin forest in the Tararua Range! I felt as if I was there with the wind and drizzle tugging on my raincoat.😀

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  @wellington_walker5 ай бұрын

  Thanks for the great comment. That is exactly the look I was going for. The tarp was new, so I could safely go out in these conditions.

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  @unknownuser17396 ай бұрын

  I love nz

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  @GraemeWant6 ай бұрын

  Liked the Map bit at the start.

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  @antsbantsb84306 ай бұрын

  awesome!

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  @wellington_walker6 ай бұрын

  Thanks

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  @Saint_Dismas6 ай бұрын

  Thank you for posting. I have long wanted to check out the old track between Pukeatua and Kapakapanui.

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  @wellington_walker6 ай бұрын

  You are welcome. It is a fun walk now, having to find your own way.

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  @charliehopkins47377 ай бұрын

  Great vid

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  @wellington_walker6 ай бұрын

  Thanks.

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  @brucehowe1947 ай бұрын

  I'll rephrase that i didn't see many orange track markers possibly many have been covered over with moss and such.

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  @wellington_walker7 ай бұрын

  The trail is well formed in most parts, so easy to follow.

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  @brucehowe1947 ай бұрын

  Didn't see any orange track markers on this track.

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  @rozh557 ай бұрын

  Fab!

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  @jugnoothelight86628 ай бұрын

  beautiful sharing.welldone

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  @stewatparkpark29338 ай бұрын

  Thanks . Showing a map at the beginning would be helpful .

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  @drumsandstix1288 ай бұрын

  Thanks for your vlog.I used to walk all around there and hunt in there in the early 1970`s. The hut was in a different place and a very different sort of hut than the gigantic one there now! The flats themselves were heavily grazed by red deer so there was no long grass like there is in your video. Brought back some memories, thank you!