Sawtooth Ridge - Ruahines

Details:
📝A hard tramp and not for the faint-hearted. You'll be rewarded with Amazball views: I'll move people from the waitlist once you've passed the vetting process.

There is also an easier option which cuts out the Sawtooth for anyone after a shorter day. We will still share transport and Huts 😉

Read description and etiquette guide below:
https://wellytg.home.blog/policies-etiquette/

🚩 Summary of Trip: Description below so use a Topo map!
📌 The Plan:
🔸 Friday: Drive to Kashmir Rd and walk up to Longview Hut for the night
🔸 Saturday: 6am start, Howletts Hut, Tirahu, Sawtooth, Ohuinga, Black Ridge, Tarn Biv, Daphne Hut
🔸 Sunday: Down the river, return to car and back to Wellington

📌 Difficulty:
Full Loop:
🚶 Fit: Check Trip Grades here: https://wellytg.home.blog/trip-grades/
Alp 1 so ice Axe and crampons/microspikes

Easier Option: (Cuts out Sawtooth)
🚶 Medium: No technical gear required and the option to make the route shorter.

📌 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:
💰 Standard Doc Huts X2/Hut Cost $5.00 per night
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:
Let me know if you can provide transport or need a lift
💰 Passengers need to give koha 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 any time by clicking on the RSVP button. Please make sure you answer all the RSVP questions, otherwise, your RSVP will be changed to “Not going”

Look forward to meeting & walking with you!

🚩 Questions?
Post below 😊