Tramping in the Tararuas
Holdsworth is one of the most popular access points to walks for all levels of fitness within the Tararua Ranges. Climbing Mount Holdsworth itself is a must-do climb for trampers, although improvements to the track and huts make it a much easier experience than when these photos were taken, mainly in the 1920s
This photo is from a Te Papa blog post on tramping in the Tararuas - Historic Holiday Snaps.
Entry to the Kapapakanui track is from the other side of the Tararuas, at Reikorangi, inland from Waikanae.
Sources: Picture Wairarapa and Te Papa Blog
Useful links:
Holdsworth - Places to Visit
Tararua Tramping Club
History of Tararua Forest Park
Excerpt from Tramping in New Zealand, by Jim du Fresne (Google Books)
Man standing in Mangaterere-Akiwhakatu Stream, at junction with a smaller stream, 19 November 1922. Photograph by Ronald Henry Stidolph, 1900-1979 |
Five men with axes and sticks at Mountain House on Mount Holdsworth. As they appear to be wearing items of uniform, they may be ex-soldiers. 1910-1920 |
Two men wading through the Mangatarere-Akiwhakatu Stream, 15 November 1922. Photograph by Ronald Hector Donald Stidolph, 1900-1979 |
Group of ten trampers in the Akiwhakatu Stream, Mount Holdsworth, including members of the Bull family. (Photo dates from 1900-1910 |
Ascent of Kapapakanui, Tararuas, 1-2 March, 1920. Photo by Leslie Adkin. |
This photo is from a Te Papa blog post on tramping in the Tararuas - Historic Holiday Snaps.
Entry to the Kapapakanui track is from the other side of the Tararuas, at Reikorangi, inland from Waikanae.
Sources: Picture Wairarapa and Te Papa Blog
Useful links:
Holdsworth - Places to Visit
Tararua Tramping Club
History of Tararua Forest Park
Excerpt from Tramping in New Zealand, by Jim du Fresne (Google Books)
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