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I found 168 results near coordinates (-43.34126, 170.98974).
Double Crossing of the Wild Man Brothers Range
A 3 day trip going from the head of the Cameron River in the Hakatere over the above range to the headwaters of the South Ashburton River and then back over to the roadend via a low saddle on the ...
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Boulder Col from Washbourne Ck to Jagged Stream
Nine hour circuit with good view of Reishek Glacier.
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Whitcombe Pass & Butler Saddle
route guide attached by for Hokitika Gorge to Erewhon via Whitcombe Pass & Butler Saddle. The guide was written by my tramping buddy following our tramp in February 2009
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Raikaia from the Butler Saddle
Raikaia River flats, from the Butler Saddle. This is an alpine route from the Raikaia to the Lawrence / Clyde / Havelock (Erwhon Downs Station). The valley opposite, across the Raikaia, is the Louper, which heads up to the Whitcombe ...
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Butler Saddle and the Lawrence Valley
The view down the Lawrence Valley from Butler Saddle. This is an alpine route from The Raikaia into the Lawrence, and thus downstream to the Clyde and Havelock, ending at Erewhon Downs Station.
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Wild Mans Brother Range Circuit II
A longer circuit of the range with a stay in a refurbished musterers' hut in the head of the South Ashburton River.
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 1)
Track.
12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
Updated
16 May 201116 May 2011.
Distance from location:
5.7km.
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to the Mountaineer's Bar - file this one under 'tramps starting and ending at a pub'.
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Route Guide: Otira to Mt Cook Village (pt 2)
Track.
12 – 21 days. Hard. One way.
Updated
11 February 201111 February 2011.
Distance from location:
5.7km.
One possible route down the main divide from Otira on the Arthur's Pass road to Mt Cook Village.
Otira Hotel to the Mountaineer's Bar - file this one under 'tramps starting and ending at a pub'.
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Lawrence Bivouac
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Updated
21 June 200721 June 2007.
Distance from location:
5.7km.
Lawrence Bivouac (sleeps 2 on floor, matresses, stream water) is a small but weatherproof bivouac in the upper Lawrence Valley. It sits on river flats to the north of the river, 1km east of the waterfalls at Hells Gates. Water ...
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Upper Lawrence Valley
The upper Lawrence Valley and the Lawrence Glacier, from Lawrence Biv.
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Butler Saddle
Butler Saddle from Reischek Stream. The saddle is the scree-covered col to the left of the ridge in the centre.
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Lawrence Valley Flats
Grassy flats on the Lawrence Valley. The valley floor is grazed by cattle as far up as Hermitage Hut. The 4WD track comes and goes, but is reasonably consistent from Erewhon Downs station to DOC's Lawrence Hut and the private ...
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Whitcombe Pass
Track.
5 – 7 days. Medium/hard. One way.
Updated
3 June 20133 June 2013.
Distance from location:
7.1km.
This route follows the famous journey by John Henry Whitcombe and the Swiss guide Jakob Lauper across the Main Divide in 1863. Whitcombe and Lauper were not the first across the pass: it was already well used by Maori. Following ...
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Picton to Aspiring
An aborted alpine traverse. Picton to West Cape, but aborted at Aspiring due to real world emergencies back home. Posted despite incomplete nature following requests ...
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Louper Bivouac
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Created
19 June 200719 June 2007.
Distance from location:
8.3km.
Louper Bivouac (2 beds, matresses, tank water) is a basic bivvy on the flats of the north bank of the Raikaia River. It's about 1km downriver from the confluence with the Louper Stream, which leads to the Whitcombe Pass and ...
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Beginning of Cameron valley and the Cameron River.
The Cameron river is located in the Wild Mans Brothers Range. At the top of the valley is the Arrowsmith Range with the Ashburton, South Cameron, Cameron, Douglas, Gridiron, Assault, Lawrence and Reischek Glaciers.
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The Arrowsmith Range
Looking up the Cameron valley at the Arrowsmith Range, The Twins are to the peaks to the right.
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Down Cameron Valley.
Looking down the Cameron Valley from the true right. This was taken not far from the Cameron Hut, which gave welcome relief from the gale norwester. About 9:00 that night the wind died out until it resumed in the morning.
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Crossing the Clyde and Havelock - brushes with the Canterbury Death
High rivers ... lessons learnt.
Day 11 of the Otira to Mt Cook leg of my Southern Traverse
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Lawrence Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Updated
21 June 200721 June 2007.
Distance from location:
12km.
Lawrence Hut (6 bunks, matresses, stove, tank water) is a pleasent forestry-style hut on river terraces in the lower reaches of the Lawrence River. It is NOT in the location shown on topomap J35 (1999). The hut is above the ...
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