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Trips across the ditch in '09, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18 & 20 Routeburn-Greenstone 5Day, Rees-Dart 5D Hosed down on the Hollyford face but calm, deep blue sky on Cascade Saddle - fabulous Travers-Sabine 8D, Mt Arthur-LeslieR-WilkinsonTk-BatonR 5D Snow at the Angelus, blood & sweat at Baton Saddle - great tramping St Arnaud-Lewis Pass 9D, 5 Passes via Lake Nerine 8D 20+ days of great weather, wonderful landscapes. High alpine passes & tarns, scree-covered slopes, cold clear rivers under beech - side trip to Park Glacier & Sunset Peak Kaimanawa-Kaweka Crossing 6D Tough tramp - lots of steep up-down and some diabolical off-track Kahurangi NP 2x 7D Up the Anatoki to Yuletide, Adelaide Tarn & the Needle, along Lockett & Douglas Ranges, Lonely Lake, Kakapo, Gibbs, Benson & Anatoki Peaks Lewis Pass 5D Sylvia tops, Nina, Lucretia & Lewis tops - out just b4 cyclone Gita - windy as! Zampa-Libretto Range 6D Some crazy steep but mostly easy tops

Otorehinaiti Biv

Otorehinaiti Biv

Hut. Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Basic full height biv with camping areas surrounding.   More ▶︎
W Matakitaki - Ada Pass Hut

W Matakitaki - Ada Pass Hut

Treeline in West Matakitaki Valley to Ada Pass Hut, via 3 Tarns Pass An actual, recorded, gpx – the only thing I’d change is where the trace leaves the W Matakitaki River at the 1400m contour. Instead, I would remain in ...   More ▶︎
Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

Blue Lake Hut - Bobs Hut

Blue Lake campsite to Bob’s Hut, via Lake Thompson and D’Urville Pass An actual, recorded, gpx – the high route section from Thompson Pass to D’Urville Pass is not advised in poor visibility.   More ▶︎
Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col

A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine and North Col Feb 2013   More ▶︎
St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

St Arnaud - Lewis Pass

A 9-day 100km tramp via the Thompson, D'Urville and 3 Tarns Passes Feb 2013   More ▶︎
Lake Kaniere - Otira

Lake Kaniere - Otira

from the north end of Lake Kaniere, along the west shore to the Styx river. East along the Styx to the Arahura river and over Newton saddle to Taipo river. Downstream to Dillon Homestead then over Kelly saddle to Midland ...   More ▶︎
Mt Arthur Hut - Salisbury Lodge

Mt Arthur Hut - Salisbury Lodge

Track. Easy/medium. One way.
via Gordons Pyramid   More ▶︎
Aspiring - Rees

Aspiring - Rees

Starting at Raspberry Flat, this track passes Mt Aspiring Hut in the West Matukituki Valley and then climbs steeply to the Pylon and Cascade Saddle - be warned that this is a dangerous climb across snow-grass and should not be ...   More ▶︎
Rees - Dart

Rees - Dart

Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short sharp climb to the Rees saddle. Down the Snowy Creek to Dart Hut. Usually, weather permitting, trampers would factor in ...   More ▶︎
Travers Falls

Travers Falls

Place. Place.
The whole of the Travers River funnels through this narrow slit - must be awesome after heavy rain. About 1km upstream from Cupola Creek and 2km upstream from John Tait Hut, there is a signposted 10min path down to the base ...   More ▶︎
Baton Valley Track

Baton Valley Track

Track. Easy/medium. One way.
From Baton Saddle, the route follows snow-poles steeply down to the valley floor through Spaniard grass thickets (not the most sensible or obvious route) to the bog at the valley floor. After negotiating the bog, the track moves to the ...   More ▶︎
Wilkinson Track

Wilkinson Track

Track. 1 day. Medium. One way.
Cleared by DoC in November 2011, the lower third of the track is now easily climbed. Above this, the track climbs its way through mixed forest and is easily negotiated.   More ▶︎
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  • bernieqbernieq updated the hut, Lucretia Hut 3 January 20193 January 2019.
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  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Lewis tops 19 December 201819 December 2018.
    climbing up to the tops with Mt Technical (left) and the Apprentice (right) behind - Feb 2018
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Apprentice tarns 19 December 201819 December 2018.
    our camp under the Apprentice - hoping for some shelter from the approaching cyclone Gita but it was a restless ...
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Mt Technical 19 December 201819 December 2018.
    south-west face, from the saddle SW of Lucretia - Feb 2018
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Lucretia biv 18 December 201818 December 2018.
    inside the biv - basic but welcome in bad weather - Feb 2018
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Lucretia biv 18 December 201818 December 2018.
    a good lunch stop on the route to the tops - Feb 2018
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Devils Den biv 18 December 201818 December 2018.
    200m below, the biv looks a long way down - Feb 2018
  • bernieqbernieq added the photograph, Devils Rampart 18 December 201818 December 2018.
    from the Sylvia tops, the Devils Rampart is slowly revealed as the mists begin to lift - Feb 2018
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