Reaching the Topp

Bruce meets up with some hunters in the hills before finding a long lost friend and then dropping in on Lynda Topp.

Bruce Hopkins Trail Diary - Week 26, 29 March - 2 April 2018 Arthurs Pass - Topp Lodge, Ashburton "What's the most dangerous situation you've ever found yourself in? "I had one in the Tararuas - I took a tumble off a little rock face and was ever appreciative I came out of that alive. " I never expected that I'd be at Lake Coleridge Lodge this evening ... and it's very cool. I'm having a beer and sitting in front of the fire ... "1966? Your parents hauled you out to Milford Track, at 14? Wow! " You guys (the Topp Twins) are like ... adhesive that brings people together. .. You cross the whole spectrum. My parents, you know, my dad, a hard-arsed commercial fisherman. They just loved the Topp Twins! Anything to do with the Topp Twins. ... "A live hedgehog? I thought it was a toy one! ... Look at that! Imagine being able to coil yourself up like that?" Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details