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route from Kaurapataka Saddle to Pfeifer Biv via summit

Lake Kaurapataka is a small lake tucked in behind a hill to the south of the wide, grey Taramakau River at the northern limit of Arthur's Pass National Park. It's an easy track in, with a slightly rougher route on ...   More ▶︎

The easiest route to Mt Pfeifer via an attractive bouldered stream and a magical saddle with flybys of kaka and tui abounding. Kiwis calling at dusk.   More ▶︎

Unmarked route exiting basin where biv lies, maintaining altitude to cross a spur after 20 minutes then travelling northeast along a narrow descending fault scarp to the bushline half an hour from the hut. After a final descent of 50m ...   More ▶︎

Traverse from Kaurapataka Saddle, over summit to Waharoa Saddle.   More ▶︎

The old biv a few months before it was replaced.   More ▶︎

A new biv from early 2008 replacing an old biv that was about 20m to the south. (The sign on the door of the new biv says 2007 but I'm pretty sure it wasn't erected until early 2008) The biv ...   More ▶︎