Thirty students and six staff members travelled north for the Taranaki Hardcore Camp to embark on a week of outdoor adventure in one of the most picturesque locations in New Zealand, Taranaki. On our way north to Fitzroy beach camp we stopped in Okaiawa to do dam dropping. With recent snowfall on the mountain, the boys found the river icy cold but braved the conditions and got stuck in. After setting up camp we climbed Paritutu Rock and then went sand duning at Back Beach where the annual dune race was won by Henry Speedy. The next three days were filled with surfing, biking, hiking, swimming and other beach activities. Although the weather and surf conditions weren’t always ideal the boys had attitude and willingness to get involved was excellent. A great week was had by all and a special thanks to the staff who made the camp possible.