Sunrise Hut Loop - Grade 4

Details:
📝I need to be selective who will join this trip. Please fully read the description before signing up and remember to follow the etiquette guide which can be found here: https://wellytg.home.blog/policies-etiquette/

❗❌ The Ruahine tops can pose challenging conditions. People joining this trip need to be "team players". Those who have their own personal agenda, individualism and timetable, are strongly advised not to join. If you become impatient with the speed of the group, just remember, for safety reasons, we must stick together, and we can only go as fast as the slowest person. Not keeping together could mean serious danger for yourself as well others in the group. Likewise if you are very SLOW because you are not fit, or just slow, and/or all of the above, then please stay home. 😉

🚩 Summary of Trip:
📌 Duration: Whole trip is 3 days, 2 nights.
🔸 Friday: From Wellington drive to the North Block Road, Tikokino https://goo.gl/maps/SQeeF84SgToRaa327). Walk to Sunrise Hut for the night.
🔸 Saturday: Hit the tops, get blown around then descend down the stream to Waipawa Hut where we will spend the night.
🔸 Sunday: Return to cars and drive back to Wellington

📌 Difficulty:
🚶 4: Check Trip Grades here: https://wellytg.home.blog/trip-grades/
🔸 Friday: 1.5 hours
🔸 Saturday: 8 to 10 hours or more depending on group speed/conditions.
🔸 Sunday: 3 to 4 hours.

📌 Attendance limit:
🔸 6 people maximum.

🚩 Gear:
👉 You can find a gear checklist here: https://wellytg.home.blog/gear/

🚩 Maps:
👉 You should bring a Topo Map and Compass.

🚩 Food:
👉 X2 Breakfast X2 Lunch, X1 Dinner, Snacks, Water & Emergency Rations.

🚩 Etiquette:
👍 Answer all RSVP questions whether you are on the waiting list or not.
👍 Study the description and meeting points. Preparation is paramount for an incident-free trip.
👍 Drivers especially need to know where to go beforehand, otherwise arriving at the wrong place, can inconvenience the whole group.
👍 Be considerate by keeping your RSVP up to date at all times, and do not pull out 10 days or less, before the trip begins, otherwise, you will block someone who may want to join.
👍 Please be contactable, to others. If organizers need to, or your passenger/driver need to make arrangements etc, then make sure private messaging (via meetup) is not blocked, your cell phone is turned on, and text messages are regularly checked.
👍 Pay your driver.
👍 Please DO NOT RSVP if you are going to join the hike late, or leave early. It just makes things complicated and difficult to organize.
👍 Keep together as a group – i.e. not too fast or too slow. If you think you are very slow please DO NOT RSVP.
Please do not become impatient with others who may be slower than you.
Thanks 😊

🚩 Accommodation:
💰 Sunrise Hut: (Serviced) X3 $5.00 hut tickets ($15.00)
💰 Waipawa Hut: (None Serviced) X1 $5.00 hut ticket.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-stay/stay-in-a-hut/booking-and-paying/
👍 Or use your Hut Pass is you have one.

🚩 Transport and Carpooling:

• As our group is reasonably small, we will see if we can carpool and just take 2 vehicles if possible. We will arrange the details closer to the time.
  💰 Passengers need to give $ to the driver to cover fuel and vehicle running costs

🚩 RSVP Questions:
You will need to answer all the questions

❌❗ Important: You can change your answers at anytime by clicking on the RSVP button. Please make sure you answer all the RSVP questions, otherwise your RSVP will be changed to "Not going"

🚩 Cancellations:
📌 It's happening!

Look forward to meeting & walking with you!

🚩 Questions?
Post below 😊