Clive Copeman, Dunedin photographer/guide has been announced as the second ‘celebrity’ walker on the Hump Ridge Track themed Celebrity Walk Week in March 2011.
Clive first realized the Hump Ridge’s photographic potential as part of a Jules Lund tour at the start of this year and has come back to help snap happy walkers make the most of their surroundings on the celebrity walk.
Celebrity Walk Week is an annual fundraiser for the Tuatapere Hump Track Trust – the charitable trust that manages the track. All money raised goes into track and facility upgrading.
“The Hump Ridge Track offers some of the best visual variety of any of New Zealand’s walks with coastal, forest, heritage and alpine scenery to enjoy.” said Clive. “It’s a feast for photographers.”
Celebrity Walk Week participants can have their packs flown between lodges, a hot shower when they arrive and a gourmet meal cooked for them each night.
The walk is priced at only $995pp (the best value, three-day guided walk in Fiordland) and places are expected to fill up fast as additional celebrity guides are announced.
For track information, package details or to book, go to www.humpridgetrack.co.nz or contact the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track office on 03 226 6739.
September 29, 2010 | Categories: Special deals | Tags: celebrity walk, Diverse walking track, Fiordland, hump ridge track, special experience, Special offer | 1 Comment
Are you a Hubbard’s Cereal lover? If so, chances are you have read our community volunteer story that features on the inside of their clipboard. Well, what do you think? Please add a comment below and tell us!
We are getting lots and lots of feedback about the story, thank you to Hubbard’s for spreading the word to Kiwi cereal fans!
If you haven’t seen this issue of Clipboard (found in all Hubbard’s cereal boxes), I’ll tell you the story…
A long, long time ago… (ah sorry, I forget it’s not really a nursery rhyme)
From an idea floated at a Tuatapere Promotions meeting in 1988, a charitable trust was formed to build the track and facilities, raising over $3 million and obtaining permission from private land owners and the government. The track is now run and maintained by the Tuatapere Hump Track Charitable Trust, whose members are all volunteers from the community with a passion for the Hump Ridge Track and the future well being of the Tuatapere community.
It took locals from 1988 to Dec 2000 to pass through all the red tape and gain the many consents required to build the track but it was finally opened on November 2nd 2001 by Prime Minister RT Hon Helen Clark. Many community members have donated and continue to donate hundreds of hours to its upkeep and maintenance.
The track is amazing. The diversity, lodge facilities and 360 degree views make it one of a kind. It’s a really special experience and the best part of all is it’s working. Tuatapere is along the Southern Scenic Route and we have tourists travellers stopping by daily. Many businesses in the area are successful thanks to increased custom the track has brought in and Tuatapere is still alive and well.
Around 25,000 community hours went into construction with another 20,000 or so since then for track upkeep. This included building the boardwalk into 3 metre length at a local woolshed during the evenings for 12 months prior to getting the actual construction team in. The track took nine months to build, the construction team included professionals plus locals helping them. Every piece of the 10kms of boardwalk has netting on it, stapled by hand, by volunteers. How’s that for dedication?
July 29, 2010 | Categories: General, Trust members, volunteer it's great cause | Tags: boardwalk, Community effort, Diverse walking track, Fiordland, great walk, Helen Clark, Hubbard's Clipboard, New Zealand, One of a kind, special experience, Tuatapere, volunteer story | Leave a comment
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