Simon McAuliffe
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Tawa Rogaine
Aug 20th 2010
There was a 3 and 6 hour option for this rogaine, which was a good thing. Magnus was testing a new headlight though, and didn’t think there would be sufficient power so we just went with the 3 hour option. It was a Friday night too… Magnus and I did the rogaine, but decided not…
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Another site
Aug 20th 2010
I decided it’s time to set up a new web site to replace an old and outdated site. I registered simonmcauliffe.com on a whim. It seems a bit self-obsessed, but I noticed it was free and figured I should take it before one of those other Simon McAuliffes stole it. So then I had this…
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Penny Stove
Aug 18th 2010
I made a couple of little penny stoves to test out.
It weighs practically nothing (8.9 grams in fact).
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“The Bat” sonar module
Aug 14th 2010
This is a design for a sonar module. It’s something I’ve been wanting to play with for some time, and I finally had an excuse so I whipped something up.
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Mt. Taranaki
Aug 8th 2010
I spent the weekend with some nice folks from WMTC up Mt Taranaki. Unfortunately we didn’t make the summit due to bad weather.
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Tararuas Run
Aug 1st 2010
This weekend I did a run from the Marchant Road end. I was intending to head over the main range and meet up with Rowena, Ross, Gavin, Steve and Jenny at Totara Flats. Just as I was coming around the Dress Circle a nasty front poured over the tops and I found myself flat on…
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Mt. Ruapehu
Jul 25th 2010
Spent the weekend at the WTMC lodge doing some climbing with and without ropes.
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Tararuas Tramp
Jul 16th 2010
We went for a wander up from Otaki Forks with a plan to head back out via Renata, but we ended up stopping at Kime and just went back the following day. A little bit chilly with a temperature of 1ºC in the hut.
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Jul 13th 2010
Mary McBride and I set this rogaine. It took a bit of planning, and wasn’t 100% polished in operation. Rowena turned up complete with warm van, which was great, because it was an icy cold evening. So we sat around and chatted while waiting for people to return.
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