East Cape to Cape Egmont Traverse
Encyclopedia
This East Cape
to Cape Egmont
Traverse
is not so much a trail, more a Kiwi
pilgrimage
to our early pioneers and landscape.
Two authors/walkers have completed this traverse and written books:
Undoubtedly at age 86 A.H. Reed
didn't take the difficult Raukumara Range
Forest Park route. A great Kiwi
feat non-the-less.
East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located to the north of Gisborne in the northeast of the North Island....
to Cape Egmont
Cape Egmont
Cape Egmont is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located close to the volcanic cone of Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont....
Traverse
Traverse (climbing)
A traverse is a lateral move or route when climbing; going mainly sideways rather than up or down. Traversing a climbing wall is a good warm-up exercise....
is not so much a trail, more a Kiwi
Kiwi (people)
Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand, as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand...
pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
to our early pioneers and landscape.
Two authors/walkers have completed this traverse and written books:
- A H REED – From East Cape to Cape Egmont On Foot at Eighty-six. 1st Edition 1962.
Undoubtedly at age 86 A.H. Reed
Alfred Hamish Reed
Alfred Hamish Reed, MBE was a New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur. A. H. Reed was born at Hayes, Middlesex, England, on 30 December 1875, the son of James William Reed and Elizabeth Reed. He migrated to New Zealand with his parents in 1887...
didn't take the difficult Raukumara Range
Raukumara Range
The Raukumara Range lies north of Gisborne, near East Cape in New Zealand's North Island. It forms part of the North Island's main mountain chain, which runs north-northeast from Wellington to East Cape, and is composed primarily of greywacke, argillites, siltstones and sandstones. The North...
Forest Park route. A great Kiwi
Kiwi (people)
Kiwi is the nickname used internationally for people from New Zealand, as well as being a relatively common self-reference. The name derives from the kiwi, a flightless bird, which is native to, and the national symbol of, New Zealand...
feat non-the-less.
External links
- Biography Alfred Hamish ReedAlfred Hamish ReedAlfred Hamish Reed, MBE was a New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur. A. H. Reed was born at Hayes, Middlesex, England, on 30 December 1875, the son of James William Reed and Elizabeth Reed. He migrated to New Zealand with his parents in 1887...
MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...