Please join us for our 3rd annual Stump the Hump event. This event is an annual fundraiser for the Tuatapere Hump Track Charitable Trust and all proceeds go towards the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track and the community of Tuatapere. The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track is a privately operated track run for and by the community of Tuatapere. Get a group together or come by yourself and join in on all the fun!
About Stump The Hump
Stump the Hump, to be held on 1-2 February 2013, is a 24hr walking event aimed at endurance sportspeople and adventurous trampers. Participants are challenged to experience a day in the life of the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track and walk the entire 55km loop track in a single day. Starting at midnight on Friday 1February, they will walk through ancient podocarp forests at night and reach the sub-alpine Okaka Lodge in time for hot porridge and to watch dawn break over the Takitimu Mountains, Stewart Island and the Southern Ocean. From there they will walk down the Hump Ridge, travelling through ancient beech forest as the sun rises and arriving at Port Craig Lodge in time for lunch. They will finish with an afternoon/ early evening stroll along Bluecliffs Beach. Stump the Hump is not a race and encourages participants to have fun with frequent check points, each with a different theme and fun energetic volunteers.
This unique event has gained considerable momentum in its first two years and we are well on our way to hitting our 250 participant cut off mark in our third year. No similar overnight endurance walking event of its kind exists. Not just another Routeburn Classic or Kepler Challenge that appeals solely to the endurance running community: it is a unique, all inclusive, endurance walking event designed for adventurous individuals from all sporting backgrounds. Neither a race, nor a run – its appeal stretches far and wide and the opportunity to hike overnight and watch dawn rise over the Southern Seas will be, for many, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
About the Hump Ridge Track
The Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track was conceived as an opportunity for generating interest in and increased tourism for the Tuatapere and greater Southland area, and has been introducing people to the rugged beauty of south west NZ since 2001. With only 5000 people allowed to walk the Hump Ridge Track each year ensures that each visitor a unique opportunity to enjoy the pristine Fiordland National Park. The track is maintained and operated by the Tuatapere Hump Track Charitable Trust, and we pride ourselves on continuing to work closely with local communities and businesses to create a truly local product. All profits from the track will be used to fund community projects.
Visitors tramping the 55km of the Hump Ridge Track experience some of the most diverse scenery in NZ. The ecological staircase in the Hump Ridge area, rising from sea level into the sub-alpine zone, displays an exceptionally rare pattern of plant communities unmodified by man or glaciation. 360 degree panoramic views of the Southern Ocean and the wilderness of southwest Fiordland are afforded from the top of the track at Okaka Lodge. Descending the Hump Ridge, trampers walk across the famous Percy Burn viaduct, the largest wooden viaduct in the Southern Hemisphere, and on to Port Craig, site of the most remote and technologically advanced sawmill in New Zealand at the start of the 20th century.
For further info you can click onto one of the links below
Humpridgetrack Web Page For all information and bookings etc
Humpridge Facebook Page For sharing peoples photos and stories
Humpridge Twitter Page For realtime updates
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