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Camping at Cow saddle - Five Passes walk
After horizontal rain and strong winds the night before, the weather has cleared just enough to break camp and make for Fiery col.This is the only suitable campsite in the saddle.
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The Five Passes - Mt Aspiring NP
Beech forest,scree and snow grass slopes,valley flats and river crossings all combine with five high alpine passes to complete a circuit,if you wish. Tents and rock bivvies are all that's on offer. The need exists to navigate with map and ...
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Ascending the southside of Fiery Col.
Fiery Col was the fourth pass in the Five Passes Walk.
Even in late summer the south side will have snow slopes.
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Ascending Fiery Col - 5 Passes Walk
The stunning variance in rock type and colour leaves an indelible memory of the area from Hidden Falls Ck, Cow Saddle and Fiery col.
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Standing on the Olivine ledge looking back at Fiery Col
On the Five Passes walk in Mt.Aspiring Nat Pk, Fiery col is the third of the alpine passes, this time living up to expectations of snow. It made for a slippery descent to the Olivine ledge which will now take ...
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Heading down Hidden Falls creek
Leaving the campsite in Cow saddle after a morning of relaxation and clothes drying. It's just an afternoons walk to Park Pass.
The Five Passes route
Mt.Aspiring NP
March 2011
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Here comes the cold half of the day
We didn't start walking until after midday and now with the descent from Fiery Col complete we settle down in Cow saddle as the cloud lowers to almost engulf the col.
Five passes route
Mt.Aspiring NP march 2011
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