The Exclusive on Maungatautari - Over the Mountain

Maungatautari Mountain - Sanctuary Mountain Maugatautari - Ecological Island this Waikato must do Maunga has many names.
Outdoorsman Dave takes a camera shy, complete stranger on Maungatatautari’s Over the Mountain Track. We are immersed in birdsong (The best I’ve ever experienced) in what was sometimes challenging but always beautiful native bush. An off-track adventure goes badly wrong resulting in abandoning the mission and it was a slow and painful hike out with what turned out to be a fractured ankle. Will Dave capture the most elusive creature on camera in Santuary Mountain, his mysterious friend…Willie?
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[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Why is nobody posting about hiking this incredible “Over the Mountain” trail on Maungatautari? Seriously, the best full immersion of natural sounds & birdsong ever!!! It’s always an adventure with Outdoorsman Dave, see how we respond to a mission stopping ankle fracture and many outdoorsy tips to inspire & prepare you to take on nature and to thrive & survive in it ⛺️ 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ WE are almost there, join and be a partner in this community 🥇

[@anitalewis6491]

Very cool video all the excitement and all. Willie definitely not slow because he's under cooked ...I'm so proud of him walking out with a fractured ankle.❤

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Thanks Anita, it’s a hard one, personally I would have appreciated knowing what level of pain he was in so we could consider all options if need be like taking the easier Wairere track or make up a splint to transfer the weight to it rather than onto his ankle etc. Suspect he didn’t want to seem a burden but yes, he was certainly a good sport and is one tough cookie, we didn’t know (to the point of him driving the car home) that it was actually a fracture. He was wearing his glasses at the off track creek crossing but I literally don’t have any facial shots after that to know when he actually lost them. I’m sure you make a good nurse, take good care of him, all my love, Dave 🙏

[@graemeblackledge2076]

Thank u so much, loved this, shame Wiremu (not sure i got his name right?) he is shy tamariki o te whenua, & then out of the blue comes this young pakeha woman in a black singlet bursting with energy ... cannot b scripted ... this deserves tobe seen worldwide

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Very astute of you to pick up the irony of that 👏👏👏

[@justinewinter6639]

Hi Dave, at around the 12 min mark, that is a Saddleback or Tieke, they have a really distinctive call.

[@justinewinter6639]

Also, with the markers, there's a lot of pest monitoring lines/tracks. I go with my Dad every now and then to put out or collect pest monitoring cards to check what's going on. The track we do is about a 5 hour trek, lots of bushbashing involved. And the birdlife is fantastic.

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Yes, a saddleback, black belly, orange saddle, thanks for that I just couldn’t think of it at the time.

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

It’ll dm you about something

[@anitalewis6491]

Yup saddleback and with the kokako the only two native wattle birds left in NZ. The 3rd wattlebird native to NZ was the huia which was hunted to extinction by Buller.

[@iantooke3549]

Great vid Dave I went school with hicks kids back in 80s there family farm runs onto bottom track spent many cubs trips up there

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Find anything interesting, waterfalls, caves, mines?

[@iantooke3549]

@OutdoorsmanDave .Na don't remmber any those I remmber go up to old trig at top steep steep steep when u 8 years old and remmber sneak into one guides tents ⛺️ and kiss 💋 one hicks girls 👧 on cub guide camp lol 😆

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

@iantooke3549 ah, thems were the days, today you’d be in deep trouble 😉

[@iantooke3549]

@OutdoorsmanDave lol how world 🌎 changed 🤣 the hicks parents be in their late 70s now I don't know if James son ever took on family farm. Nice spot up there I live 2 hours south Perth now

[@lesballard9959]

Great video mate. Me mum and the dog did part of Hauraki Rail Trail through the K gorge today, beautiful day to be out in nature.

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

Nice, Did you do the tunnel or windows walk?

[@lesballard9959]

@OutdoorsmanDave we walked along the river from the one lane bridge to the train station and back. The ole girl has a hip injury she's getting over so a flat short in walk in the sun to see how she went. Tomorrow we going around Kainui Lake flat but a bit longer see how she goes.

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

“The ole girl” you’re living dangerously Les 😃

[@lesballard9959]

@OutdoorsmanDave true that lol... but she's not that tech savvy so should be right lol...

[@TheHi_King]

24:20? 👀

[@OutdoorsmanDave]

The Aerial on Maungatautari summit.