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SI Bush Robin in Old Julia hut April 2013
inside old julia
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Distance: less than 100m away
a classic view of the interior of a classic hut. Note the hand hewn locally sourced timbers.
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"Old" Julia hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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"Old" Julia hut Feb 2009
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Distance: less than 100m away
Close to the "New" Julia hut near the confluence of Julia & Mary Creeks where they join to form the ...
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Harman Pass - Taipo River - Kelly Saddle
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3 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A long journey through the west of Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Julia Hut
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Distance: 109m away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Julia & Taipo rivers.
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Julia Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 109m away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of Julia and Mary Creeks where they meet the Taipo River. Good hot pools ...
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Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass
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Distance: 2.2km away
Upper Taipo towards Pope Pass - boulderfields through the last of the scrub-layer
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Taipo River track to Julia Hut
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Distance: 2.3km away
Taipo River track to Julia Hut - above Dry Creek
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View from un-named Campbell Range saddle
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Distance: 2.4km away
This April 2013 photo was taken from the un-named Campbell Range Saddle at 1600m that is on the direct route ...
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Old Julia Hut
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Distance: 2.4km away
Old Julia Hut after refurbishment in February 2014.
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Arthur's Pass National Park
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National Park. 1145.00km2.
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Distance: 4.1km away
This alpine park straddles the Main Divide of the Southern Alps, with dry beech forests in the east and damp ...
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Dry Creek
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Distance: 4.6km away
Dry Creek - descending into the Taipo from it's 1700m saddle off Hunts Creek
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Kelly Tops, Dry Creek, Taipo Circuit
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Distance: 4.8km away
A 3 day circuit from 7 Mile Creek to the Kelly Tops, down to Hunts Saddle and then over Hunts ...
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Harman Pass
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Distance: 4.8km away
Looking back over Ariels Tarns to Harman Pass.
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Taipoiti Gorge
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Distance: 5.1km away
Described in DoC literature as "impassable", small waterfalls at the top of the Taipoiti Stream, on the way from Carrington ...
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Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass & Mt Harman
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Distance: 5.2km away
Upper Taipo Forks - Pope's Pass to right with Mt Harman snowfield (route to Browning Pass) just visible below the ...
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Mudflats Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.3km away
Mudflats Hut (6 bunks, matresses, tank water, stove, firewood available) lies in the mid-reaches of the Arahura Valley in Westland. ...
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Arahura Valley
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Distance: 5.3km away
The Arahura Valley from the Mudflats swingbridge.
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Mudflats Hut
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Distance: 5.3km away
Mudflats Hut, in the Arahura Valley, Westland.
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.3km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to ...
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
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12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.3km away
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 5.4km 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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Mid Taipo Hut to Dunns Creek Hut
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Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 5.5km away
The more direct route from Mid Taipo to Dunns Creek, the alternative to heading all the way up Dunns Ck ...
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Mid Taipo hut June 2009
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Distance: 5.5km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Mid Taipo hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.5km away
An ex NZFS hut that was built in 1973. In the 70's it was known as "New Mid Taipo" because ...
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Waimakariri Falls Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (Canterbury Mountaineering Club). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 5.6km away
Located in the Waimakariri headwaters at 1300m, just above the top falls. Built 1960, and refurbished 2005.
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Above Waimakariri Falls
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Distance: 5.6km away
Looking down the valley from high under Waimak Col. Spot the hut? (just left of the river - the new ...
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Looking down the Arahura River from near Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 5.7km away
This pic shows the Arahura River as far as the "big bend" where it goes out of sight then it ...
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Campbell biv
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
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Distance: 5.7km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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Campbell biv Feb 2009
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Distance: 5.7km away
A 1950's vintage cullers biv located on a west facing spur of the Campbell Range. From the biv there are ...
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Ascending Whitehorn Snowfield
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Distance: 5.8km away
Only old icy snow on the field in summer. Ice axe recommended for this part, but if confident on ice ...
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Arahura-Styx track
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Distance: 6.2km away
The Arahura - Styx track: a benched historic pack-horse track through the Arahura and Styx valleys in Westland. An easy ...
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Cronin Icefall
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Distance: 6.2km away
Seen from Whitehorn Pass, the spectacular icefall coming off the Cronin Glacier. Whitehorn Pass is the highest point on the ...
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Three Passes
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4 – 5 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 6.3km away
A classic trip from Arthur's Pass across Browning, Whitehorn and Harman Passes, emerging near Lake Kaniere on the West Coast.
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snow ghost
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Distance: 6.4km away
snow ghost, taken from Whitehorn pass Feb 2007.
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Popes Pass
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Distance: 6.5km away
This picture shows "Alpine" climbing up the start of the ridge leading to Mt Harman with Popes Pass below.
We went ...
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Head of the Rolleston River, just below Pt2000
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Distance: 6.8km away
Taken while traversing slopes high in the Rolleston river. Shows the snow slope used to access the first col north ...
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View from Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
View from Dunns Creek Hut, early evening in April.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.0km away
The marshes in the mid-reaches of Dunns Creek. Dunns Creek Hut is visi ble on the right: a wet spot!
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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1 day. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.0km away
Former forest service track that was left to overgrow and suffered further damage from snow loading in winter of 2008.
Fortunately ...
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Carrington Hut
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Distance: 7.1km away
A large wooden hut at the confluence of the Waimakariri and the White Rivers.
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Pope-Browning Pass - looking down the Wilberforce
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Distance: 7.1km away
Pope-Browning Pass on the snowfields on the SE face of Mt Harman. Looking over Lake Browning and down the Wilberforce
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Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Distance: 7.1km away
Arahura Valley from Mt Harman
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Carrington Peak
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Distance: 7.2km away
Carrington Peak, Arthur's Pass, from near Carrington hut. taken February 2007
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 7.2km away
Dunns Creek, rough scrub on the ascent to Newton Saddle
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Arahura River & swingbridge
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Distance: 7.2km away
The swingbridge over the Arahura on the track to Newton Creek Hut.
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Other Part of trail to Carrington Hut
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Distance: 7.2km away
the trail after a nice rain
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Carrington Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 36.
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Distance: 7.2km away
A large hut in the upper Waimakariri River, and often the first or last hut on a longer trip.
The extensive ...
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Barker Hut
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2 – 3 days. Medium. Return by the same track.
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Distance: 7.2km away
Surrounded by glaciers at the head of the White River, this is the highest hut in Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Ascent to Dunns Creek Hut
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Distance: 7.3km away
On reaching the waterfalls in Dunns Creek, this slip on the true left must be climbed for 100m or-so before ...
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Newton Saddle
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Distance: 7.3km away
Newton Saddle between Dunns Creek (hut) and Newton Creek (hut), Westland
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Newton Creek Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.3km away
Newton Creek Hut (4 bunk, mattresses, stove, firewood, water) is a pleasant forestry hut beside Newton creek. It's drier and ...
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Newton Creek hut Dec 2011
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Distance: 7.3km away
This view of the hut looks SW. The hill in the background is Mt Newton which is on the opposite ...
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Upper Hunts Creek
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Distance: 7.4km away
Upper Hunts Creek - valley head above the hut. Te pass to Dry Creek in the Taipo is up scree ...
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Newton Creek Hut from Arahura Pack track
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Distance: 7.4km away
Formerly overgrown forest service track that could have led to underuse of lovely hut in magical setting.
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face
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Distance: 7.4km away
The best known peak in Arthurs Pass national park. The Otira Face as seen here from Mt Philistine is often ...
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Cronin Glacier
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Distance: 7.5km away
Cronin valley and glacier on the 3 passes route. taken in perfect weather, February 2007.
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Dunns Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 7.5km away
Dunns Creek Hut (4 bunks, stove, limited dry firewood, tank & creek water, mattresses). The hut sits at the back ...
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Crow Glacier, Mt Rolleston
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Distance: 7.6km away
Crow glacier and Mt Rolleston. taken April 1969.
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Dunns Creek
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Distance: 8.3km away
The lower Dunns Creek ascending from the Taipo to Dunns Creek Hut
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 8.3km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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Mt Philistine
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1 day. Medium/hard. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.3km away
Moderate to hard daytrip in Arthurs Pass.
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Philistine Bluffs
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Distance: 8.3km away
Decending the bluffs - not a forgiving place to loose your footing- there have been deaths here.
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West Coast Streams
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Distance: 8.4km away
En-route from Harman Hut to Grassy Flat Hut. Be mindful that during heavy rain in the New Zealand bush, small ...
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Tops SW of Lake Browning April 2013
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Distance: 8.6km away
I'm sharing this photo of the area near Browning Pass. I guess it must be one of my favoured areas ...
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Climbing Browning Pass
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Distance: 8.7km away
Ascending the zig-zag tracked part of Browning Pass. It's a steep scramble up the scree at the top, probably better ...
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Lake Browning
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Distance: 8.7km away
Lake Browning, behind Browning Pass. Officially the West Coast after crossing Browning Pass, now the rain starts.
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Mt Rolleston- Low Peak (via Rome ridge)
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Medium/hard.
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Distance: 8.7km away
Track starts off at SH73 (Coral track). Steep ascent through the bush line on a marked track leading you up ...
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Harman Hut
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Distance: 8.7km away
Harman Hut on a typical West Coast summer day. Pretty basic hut that comes with its own family of weka!
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View south from Mt Tara Tama
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Distance: 8.7km away
This photo shows a large expanse of Westland back country and some peaks on the Canterbury side of the main ...
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Kellys Range & beyond from Kellys Hill July 2011
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Distance: 8.7km away
This pic looking SW from Kellys Hill was taken before this weeks heavy snowfalls. The dip in the foreground is ...
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Harman hut August 1975
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Distance: 8.8km away
This pic was taken after having come down from Browning Pass. Shortly after I snapped the pic it started snowing ...
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Harman Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 8.8km away
Standard DOC hut at the confluence of the Harman & Arahura rivers. This hut is on the popular "3 passes" ...
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Browning Pass etc from Mt Browning Nov 2017
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Distance: 8.8km away
Looking toward Browning Pass etc from high on Mt Browning.
I climbed up from the Styx Saddle and enjoyed great ...
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Styx Saddle
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Distance: 8.8km away
Styx Saddle - between the Styx and Arahura valleys in Westland. The Campbell Range forms a backdrop beyond the upper ...
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Kelly Range - Hunts Saddle Circuit
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2 – 3 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 8.8km away
A challenging circuit route traversing the Kelly Range and returning along Kelly's Creek. The direction described is the easiest option.
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 8.8km away
A small hut handsomely located at the edge of a tussock clearing on Hunts Creek, west of Otira.
Hunts Creek takes ...
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Hunts Creek Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
5-7 hours slog up Kellys Creek from the Otira highway, this little abode is welcome site after mud-jumping across Hunts ...
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Hunts Creek Track
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2 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 8.8km away
Rough travel to a small, tidy hut. Better walked as part of a circuit.
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Hunts Hut
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Distance: 8.8km away
A small but tidy hut located at the edge of a tussock clearing near Hunts Creek.
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Crow hut (Arthurs Pass) March 2008
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Distance: 9.0km away
I've noticed that there isn't a photo on here of this hut to go with the text entry. Seeing no ...
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Crow Hut (Arthur's Pass)
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Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 9.0km away
In the Crow valley, Arthur's Pass National Park.
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Upper Styx valley
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Distance: 9.1km away
Upper Styx valley and Grassy Flats, from the track over Styx Saddle.
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Crow Slide in snow
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Distance: 9.1km away
Frank and me doing an alpine finish (our speciality) down the Crow slide en route to Crow Hut from Avalanche ...
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Browning Pass zig-zag
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Distance: 9.2km away
The zig-zag trail going up to Browning Pass on the 3 passes route. taken February 2007
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Kelly Range from Hunts Creek Track
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Distance: 9.2km away
The route from the tops of the Kelly Range to Hunts Saddle drops through thick scrub to a small bog ...
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Rome Ridge - Avalanche Peak Traverse
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1 day. Medium. Loop track with a road section.
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Distance: 9.3km away
Climb up Rome Ridge towards Mount Rolleston to traverse the ridge between it and Avalanche Peak.
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Faultline on Mt Olson May 2013
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Distance: 9.3km away
This picture shows a fault line on the eastern side of Mt Olson (1603m)
Mt Olson is a hill in ...
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Otira Valley
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Easy. Return via same track.
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Distance: 9.4km away
A short, pretty walk into an alpine environment. A variety of alpine flowers in summer.
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Philistine / Warnock's Bluffs
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Distance: 9.6km away
The normal route up Philistine from the road ascends through this line of bluffs. When there is no snow, the ...
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White River
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Distance: 9.7km away
Barker Hut sits on the rocky outcrop at centre.
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Waimakariri River-Rolleston River
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2 – 3 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 9.8km away
Alpine tramp over Waimakariri Col.
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Track Descent
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Distance: 9.8km away
The map shows the track crossing two small tributaries before heading sharply down to meet the main river. You may ...
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The Trail Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hu
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Distance: 9.8km away
view of the grassy trail before the riverbed becomes the trail.
The hut is still far here but it is behind ...
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Grass my Arse
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Distance: 9.8km away
Sections of alpine "herbs" break up the scree slopes high above the Rolleston River. There is no track through these ...
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The Track Starts
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Distance: 9.8km away
After three or four scree/shrub combinations, where the gorge below opens out a little, keep an eye out for the ...
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Top of Rolleston Valley
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Distance: 9.8km away
There are sporadic cairns down into the Rolleston Valley, but they can be difficult to pick out against the scree. ...
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Pick Your Path
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Distance: 9.8km away
Try to stay reasonably high above the river on the true left for the easiest route down and to avoid ...
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Route Planning
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Distance: 9.8km away
Checking the map for a route over the head of the Waimakariri Valley into the Rolleston Valley. Be aware in ...
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At the top
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Distance: 9.8km away
If intending to cross over into the Rolleston from the Waimak, DON'T go over the actual Waimak Col (you'll see ...
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Tarn on Tara Tama Range
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Distance: 10.0km away
This Westland range has many nice tarns. This is one of the nicer ones IMO. It is situated on the ...
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