Upper Tutaekuri Gorge, Kaweka FP

Brigid, Chris, Pip and Chucky had a fun day cruising through the Upper Tutaekuri Gorge. This is a non technical trip; the two small marked waterfalls are easily jumped or slid, so there's no need for rope (except perhaps a throwbag). We encountered the stream in pretty low flows. A fair bit mor water would make things much more interesting. In the lower section, it was a bit rocky and hard to float, so more water would make it much more fun and a lot quicker..

Check out more info about the Upper Tutaekuri Gorge on KiwiCanyons.org

Doom Creek, Mt Richmond FP

Toine, Bernat and I were joined by Bruce for todays trip, which was intended to be nice and mellow after a long day in Whiskey Falls on the first descent.

Doom Creek is a fantastic little canyon, with several jumps, beautiful narrows and very simple access. After the big drops and lack of jumps in Whiskey, the trip through Doom Creek was a welcome change in pace.

My first trip through Doom Creek was in a bit of a hurry, but now that I knew what lay ahead, we were able to spend more time searching out and scouting jumps and slides. In the end, we must have done about 3 times as many jumps as the first trip, making this trip a whole bunch of fun!

Check out Doom Creek on KiwiCanyons.org