Sickman wrote:Has anyone done the ride or tramp up to the saddle during the holidays?

We just stayed at Seddonville with a couple of retired women who had recently biked it and they loved it They were pretty excited about the whole project.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kokj8pijFEI&NR=1

Looks like they have made a less edgy track across the earthquake slips

Haven't been up there in a while, should try and get up on Sunday if I can.

Took AJ and I, 7 hours return to the saddle going pretty quickly. Always a good work out on the way up. Will be keen to do it when I return to NZ in August for a visit.

There may be a few from ChCh keen to join you in August - if you wanted

I'll be keen on joining the next mission.

Jonathan Kennett and Murray Drake rode up there in 5 hours last week and stayed the night before biking back down. But it is still a work site, so avoid hassling the Ghost Road team. The track will not be properly finished to the Saddle until late May.