"Walked into Dillon hut new years eve. Group of uni students had driven in with 4wd and were having a party. Nice of them to borrow me a tent to sleep outside for some peace. Next day up the Taipo and then dunns creek to hut. Carried on up to a point just NE of dunns saddle. Stable schist blocks made a nice walk up. Scrambpe my way up to the summit ridge and then over to the summit. Decided on a shortcut and dropped dowwn the north face into upper scottys creek and sidled around to scottys saddle. Traversed the ridge east. Was getting dark by then and had some trouble locating the permolat track down in the scrub. Phone went flat at that point, so GPX track ended. Got down to the Taipo but was too swift to cross, went 750m upstream where it widened out opposite junction with seven mile creek. Made it over at 12.45am and walked out to car. 19 hours that day. Totally underrestimated time required. Had expected 12-14 hours. Bad thigh and back chafing and navigation and riiver crossing difficulties as well as too much faffing blew the time right out." — AidanAstwood • Dec 31, 2024

"Well worth the hike! Elevation 1220m. Distance 33.54km return. We left at 7am from Blackball towards the summit and arrived back to the car 12 hours. Summit not marked out so made our own path." — Clevacamo • Apr 6, 2024

"Trip up the Mathias river to the South Mathias headwaters. Summited Observation cone and descended off observation col. Intended to summit Hinge peak but cloud, time constraints and poor rock stopped me this time. " — AidanAstwood • Mar 9, 2024

"Climb up steep track from Rolleston/Otira confluence, easy travel until approaching Barron summit ridge, then some scrambling with a bit of exposure. Unfortunately clouded in high up. Sidled back down togoats creek track to Otira. Short run back to car. " — AidanAstwood • Feb 25, 2024

"Headed up the Mt watson track at 7am, 1.30 mins to the bushline. Had breakfast then carried accross the tops over Leitch and around and back up the Croesus Knob and back down the paparoa track back to the carpark. Stunning weather, track quite dry and easy going. " — emmathomas • Jan 17, 2024