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The Newland Stream
Wilkins - Young (Gillespie Pass) Circuit
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 2.1km away
Crossing the Makarora river on foot to the Young valley. Ascending to Young Hut in the first day. 2nd Day ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 2.1km away
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted ...
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Haast to The Divide
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Distance: 2.1km away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Kerin Forks Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 2.2km away
Kerin Forks Hut (10 bunks, wood-burning stove, firewood avail., tank water) is a spacious, comfortable hut at the back of ...
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Where do rivers come from?
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Distance: 2.2km away
Wilkin North Branch toward upper lakes
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Track to North Branch lakes
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Distance: 2.2km away
Shortly before reaching the Disappearing Tarn
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Wilkin Valley Track
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2 – 5 days. Easy/medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 2.2km away
This stunning track is commonly tramped in conjunction with the Gillespie Pass Circuit or with the Rabbit Pass/East Matukituki traverse, ...
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Kerin Forks
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Distance: 2.5km away
Taken from the True Right side of the Wilkin River and looking up at the Siberia/Wilkin confluence. Kerin Forks hut ...
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Camping in the Jumboland
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Distance: 4.1km away
After 8 hours slogging up the True left side of the flooded Wilkin it was time to stop for the ...
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Mt Jumbo from Wonderland
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Distance: 4.5km away
View of Mt Jumbo from Wonderland valley
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Head wall of Wonderland Valley
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Distance: 4.6km away
Taken in Mar 2006 after bush bashing up the true right of Wonderland stream. No trail just picking a way ...
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The Siberia Valley
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Distance: 6.2km away
This is looking downvalley from just below the Siberia hut. The Siberia airstrip is located right of frame across the ...
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New Siberia Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
The new hut was built and completed by the end of November 2011. It's a lovely little hut and after ...
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Siberia Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 6.2km away
Popular hut in the Siberia Valley. Part of the Gillespie Pass circuit.
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Siberia Hut
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Distance: 6.2km away
This is a popular hut on the Gillespie Pass circuit from the Young to the Wilkin.
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Wilkin River flats
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Distance: 6.5km away
Wilkin River flats, below Kevin Forks Hut.
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Mt Betsy Jane
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Distance: 6.9km away
The Top Flats of the Wilkin valley are dominated by this mountain which towers about Top Forks hut. Named after ...
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Crucible Valley
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Distance: 7.3km away
Having cleared the bushline this view is offered of the head of the valley. The morrain forms Crucible Lake.
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Wilkin River
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3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 7.6km away
A 3 day tramp from Kerin Forks hut to the Wonderland Valley. Following the Wilkin River upstream. We took a ...
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Lake Castalia
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Distance: 7.6km away
Completely ringed by rock walls, numerous waterfalls tumble off the towering Mercury Peak glaciers to feed Lake Castalia, the North ...
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Icebergs in Crucible Lake
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Distance: 7.9km away
Taken January 24 2010, Crucible was full of bergs and avalanch debris this day.
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Lake Castalia from the North
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Distance: 8.0km away
Sidling around the Eastern shore of the lake takes you into the upper reaches of the Castalia valley, a sea ...
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Avalanche at Crucible Lake
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Distance: 8.0km away
A crackling boom was followed by rumbling and a small 20-30 second avalanche of ice and snow came crashing down ...
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Crucible Lake 2
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Distance: 8.1km away
Crucible Lake located under Mt Alba often contains iceburgs but none were present this April.
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Crucible Lake
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Distance: 8.1km away
Taken from the Western end of the morrain, gives a good idea as to why the lake is named. Often ...
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Gillespie Pass
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Distance: 8.2km away
Looking down at the Young side of the Pass.
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Gillespie Pass Circuit
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3 – 4 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.2km away
This is a 3-4 day track that is located near Makarora at the head of Lake Wanaka. Being a loop ...
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Lake Crucible (trampers on moraine near outlet)
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Distance: 8.3km away
Wilkin Mar 05
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Walking on Air
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Distance: 8.3km away
Joseph (10 years old at the time) leaping across the stream on the way up to Crucible Lake, which is ...
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Lake Lucidus from Atop the Morain Wall
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Distance: 8.8km away
After reaching Lake Lucidus its well worth fording the outlet stream and scrambling up the South morain for a stunning ...
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Lake Lucidus
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Distance: 9.0km away
Located beneath Mt Caster and Apollo Peak, Lucidus is a great example of a lateral morain lake.
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Lake Lucidus Morain Walls and the Upper Wilkin Valley
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Distance: 9.3km away
Mts Juno and Vesta tower over the massive morain which conceals Lake Lucidus.
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Lake Dianna
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Distance: 9.3km away
The 1st of the three main lakes of the North branch of the Wilkin it is perhaps the least stunning ...
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Lake Diana Reflections 2
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Distance: 9.4km away
The Snow Bridge Gorge gap between Mt Twilight and Mt Betsy Jane reflected in Lake Diana.
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Lake Diana Reflections
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Distance: 9.4km away
The lower slopes of Mt Betsy Jane and Mt Pollux reflected in Lake Diana.
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The Disappearing Tarn and Apollo Peak Reflections
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Distance: 9.5km away
The first mini lake encountered is the small Disappearing tarn.
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Top Forks Hut (Wilkin)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 16.
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Distance: 9.9km away
There are two huts at Top Forks (total 16 bunks, stove / fireplace, firewood available, tank water). The smaller is ...
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North Wilkin from Top Forks Hut
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Distance: 9.9km away
Wilkin River north branch, from the verandah at Top Forks Hut
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