So you think you're tough?

So you think you're tough, huh? Or you're just bored at home and can't persuade anyone to come and do any cool tramping with you. Why not try your hand at breaking one of these old club records? Or if these specific challenges don't grab your interest, why not invent your own? 




1 - Waitakere Train Station to O'nuku via Long Road: 1 hour, 14 minutes, by Matthew Lillis, on 27/08/10.


2 - Number of times around the table at O'nuku: 13 times in 175 seconds, by Paul Bieleski (though Owen and Andy must've come close...)


3 - Round Ruapehu: 28 hours by Rob Simpson, 1980s (with full pack). 14 hours, 37 minutes by Peter Jenkins, on 03/01/10 (with light pack). 


4 - Rat catching at O'nuku: 5 rats in 2 hours, 5 minutes, by Chris Nobbs, 1958.


5 - Largest number of people at O'nuku: 96, Freshers' Weekend, 1978.


6 - Most frequent visitor to O'nuku: Govan Wilson (total number unknown, by 100 visits from 1952-59)


7 - Deepest Long-drop pit: 27 feet, 9 inches, 1949.


8 - Longest ever committee meeting: 4 hours, 5 minutes, April 1959. (8.10pm - 12.15am)


9 - Number of Christmas trips in one Christmas: 5 1/2, by Mike Lennon in 1962.


10 - Number of Christmas trips in one Christmas by a newbie: 4, by George Carr in 1960.


11 - Number of four day or longer trips with AUTC: 27, by Jim Frater.


12 - Number of consecutive May-Camps attended: 11, by Ivan Pickens. 


13 - Number of phonebooks conquered: Andy claims he and Anthea once reached 17... Any and all alternative claims also considered....


14 - Fastest striking of a 4-tent campsite: 9 minutes, Beginners' Snowschool #2, 2010.


15 - Three peaks round trip (without cars): 16 hours, by Geoff Mead and Jim Mcleod, 1970s.


16 - Longest and most pointless committee email thread: 28 posts, "Club wide emails", 2010.


-K2.