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Smart Creek Rock Bivvy, Hohonu Range
Rock bivouac.
Created
29 May 201929 May 2019.
A large rock in the head basin of Smart Creek. An historic bivvy that has been used since the 1890's. A wooden sleeping platform, table and shelving that used to be there have rotted away. A few historic relics are ...
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Worsley Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
25 February 201825 February 2018.
Large flat dry rock biv in the northern head of the Wild Natives, 10-15 minutes from the Wosley Pass. A single massive boulder on the true left of the North Branch of the Wild Natives just below the pass surrounded ...
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ABC Cave
Rock bivouac.
Created
13 September 201813 September 2018.
Fitted out with a sleeping platform, this cave is named after Al, Bruce, and Colin, three young men from Dunedin. They visited the cave in the 1960s.
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Hobbs Bivvy, Route Burn North Branch
Rock bivouac.
Created
29 August 201729 August 2017.
A dry and sheltered bivvy underneath a giant boulder in the North Branch of the Route Burn. Sleeps 4 or 5 but with only about half a metre of clearance underneath it's crawling room only.
There's a stream bed right beside ...
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Arawhata Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
10 July 201410 July 2014.
Rock bivouac in the upper Arawhata River.
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Rock of Ages Bivouac
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
An overhang above the Kitchener River and Aspiring Flats, near the Matukituki East Branch. Room to sleep 10, although exposed to weather, with dry space for 2 to 4. Another rock just below has space for 3 to 4. The ...
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Richardson Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located at the foot of Richardson Glacier on the Hopkins River. A number of rocks provide single-occupancy holes.
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Scotts Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located at the head of the Matukituki River West Branch, beyond Pearl Flat.
The biv is 500m upstream of the upper swingbridge, but this bridge has now been destroyed.
DOC describes the biv as small and not entirely waterproof.
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Rubicon Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located on a terrace above the fork of Rubicon Torrent with the Landsborough River. The biv has been enclosed by a wall of stones.
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Harpers Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located on a broad shelf of moraine above Douglas Lake. The biv is located near the edge of the shelf, by the creek leading down.
An image of the biv by Mark Watson is here: http://highluxphoto.smugmug.com/Post-Photos/Douglas/i-htxdLJN/0/XL/5D2-9429-XL.jpg
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Turners Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
These bivvy rocks were discovered by Samuel Turner in about 1920. The rocks are located on a tussock terrace above Leader Creek in the Darran Mountains. Two rocks have space for three and two. With a direct view across to ...
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Pawnbroker Rock
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
This bivvy was found by Paul Powell, and named after the arrangement of tussocks growing on the rock. The bivvy has space for four.
Located in dense bush 250m below Grave's Couloir, 30m from the river on the true right.
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Cave Camp
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located on the Whitcombe Track, on river flats just beneath the confluence with the Wilkinson River. The biv affords a good view of Mount Evans. A plaque in the biv commemorates Norman Dowling, who died on his second ascent.
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Bevernage Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Small overhangs that are reportedly next to useless. Located on Seddon Creek near an ice lake below Mount Evans.
A suggested alternative is a large boulder in Walcott Creek at 800m.
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Ballroom Overhang
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
The Ballroom is an overhanging cliff, carved by a past bend of the Fox River into a a broad curve. There is ample space under the overhang.
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Tunnel Creek Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
A substantial slab of overhanging rock at about the tree line, on the spur west of the Buttress and Mount McCullaugh. The biv has ample room for four, and a fireplace.
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Marks Flat Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Marks Flat is a wide basin beneath Mount Hooker. It is strewn with boulders, one of which affords shelter.
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Middle Head Basin Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Located next to a track from Middle Head Hut to Middle Head Basin. The biv is redundant as the hut is just 500m away.
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Welcome Flat Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
23 July 201423 July 2014.
Substantial rock overhang very near both the Welcome Flat Hut and hot pools.
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Gill's Biv
Rock bivouac.
Updated
24 July 201424 July 2014.
A large rock dropped of the Darran Range, located at the head of Lake Adelaide. Mike Gill identified the biv in the 1950s. The rock has space for up to 8, and offers a grand view down the lake.
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Phil's Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Rock biv high above the head of lake Adelaide, beneath Marian Peak. Several rocks provide rooms with benches.
Note: Approximate location.
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Forgotten River Rock Biv
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Located above the basin at the head of the Forgotten River, west of Forgotten River Col. The biv offers a good view down the valley.
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
This is an alternative bivvy to the one shown on topo maps. This bivvy is about 20 minutes upstream from the mapped one but on the true left side, underneath an overhanging cliff. Exposed to the northwest but has a ...
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North Ruth Flat Rock Bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Good rock bivvy formed by an overhanging rock cliff located north of Ruth Flat in the East Matukituki. On topo map BZ11 look for the stream draining Peak 1828 and the southeastern flank of Aspinall Peak. The south facing bivvy ...
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North Route Burn Rock bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Created
24 July 201424 July 2014.
2 person biv rumoured to be 500m from the Routeburn Track in the North Branch of the Route Burn on the true left, close to the river but near the bush edge.
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Valley of the Trolls Rock bivvy
Rock bivouac.
Updated
24 July 201424 July 2014.
Rock bivvy formed by an overhanging cliff. Probably enough room for about a dozen people but the northern end is very exposed to northerly down valley winds. Some drippage off the cliff also doesn't make part of the bivvy suitable ...
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