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Menhir at Fiery Col
Fiery Col menhir
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Distance: less than 100m away
Photo Feb 2013, having begun the climb from the Olivine Ledge towards the Col
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Olivine Ledge
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Distance: 573m away
On the five passes route. View of the Olivine Ledge from just below Fiery col. And a Mt Cook lily ...
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Fiery Col
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Distance: 701m away
looking across Cow Saddle into Hidden Falls Creek
Feb 2013
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Five Passes
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6 – 7 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: 705m away
A classic trip starting and finishing at the Routeburn road.
The five passes are; Sugarloaf pass, Park pass, Cow saddle, Fiery ...
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Fiery Col in fine weather
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Distance: 716m away
It's the first time i've come through here in clear weather.
What a view. We didn't get going till 1pm today. ...
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The descent to Cow Saddle from Fiery Col
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Distance: 751m away
Already down some 50m from the Col and the saddle area is coming into view. It's still another 4-500m to ...
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Fiery col from Olivine Ledge
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Distance: 822m away
On the five passes route. Fiery col (on the left) from Olivine Ledge. taken Jan 2010
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Fiery creek campsite
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Distance: 1.1km away
On the five passes route. Camping by Fiery creek. taken Jan 2010
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The Olivine Ledge
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Distance: 1.5km away
At around 1100M a grassy ledge takes you from a short distance down from Fiery Col to the outlet from ...
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Here comes the cold half of the day
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Distance: 1.9km away
We didn't start walking until after midday and now with the descent from Fiery Col complete we settle down in ...
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Scree Slopes in Hidden Falls Creek
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Distance: 1.9km away
An interesting mix of colours awaits you when you ascend Hidden Falls Ck toward Cow Saddle.
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Cow saddle
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Distance: 2.0km away
On the five passes route. Cow saddle with Fiery col in the background. taken Jan 2010
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Fiery Col
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Distance: 2.0km away
taken from the 1200m highpoint on the Olivine Ledge
Feb 2013
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Heading down Hidden Falls creek
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Distance: 2.6km away
Leaving the campsite in Cow saddle after a morning of relaxation and clothes drying. It's just an afternoons walk to ...
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Morning mist, Hidden Falls creek
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Distance: 2.9km away
On the five passes route. Morning mist in upper Hidden Falls creek, not far from Cow saddle. taken Jan 2010
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Alabaster Pass from the Olivine ledge
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Distance: 3.0km away
Looking from the ledge at the Olivine river and the flats on the river at the base of Alabaster Pass. ...
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Down the Beansburn
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Distance: 3.3km away
looking down the Beansburn - on the climb to Fohn Pass
Feb 2013
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Olivine Wilderness Area
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Wilderness Area. 830.00km2.
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Distance: 3.3km away
Remote country in the Olivine Range. The wilderness area includes the Red Hills, the Olivine Ice Plateau, and the Joe ...
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beansburn track
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 3.4km away
a route that follows the beansburn valley. lake unknown can be reached from here.
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beansburn mouth-rock bivvy no 1 1-1.5 ...
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Fohn Lake
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Distance: 3.5km away
taken from above Fohn Pass, one possible route to the lake descends the gully on the right and sidles to ...
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Mt Tantalus
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Distance: 3.5km away
Mt Tantalus over the Fohn Saddle. The Fohn Saddle is about the mid-point of the 5 passes tramp
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The upper Beansburn from the rock bivvy
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Distance: 3.5km away
Some rain appears on the lens as it blows directly into the bivvy site. Good for us we can get ...
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Five Passes via Lake Nerine and North Col
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Distance: 3.6km away
A classic tramp north of the Routeburn. Rather than exit via the Rockburn, we extended the trip through Lake Nerine ...
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Beans Burn camp
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Distance: 3.6km away
On the five passes route. Camping next to the Beansburn rock biv -- there is room for a couple of ...
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Beans Burn
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Distance: 3.6km away
On the five passes route. Upper Beans Burn valley from just below Fohn saddle. taken Jan 2010
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Fohn Lake sunset
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Distance: 3.8km away
Feb 2013. Sun setting behind the Bryneira Range as seen from point 1501
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Sunset from Fohn Lake
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Distance: 3.9km away
looking W from the knoll above Fohn Lake
Feb 2013
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Sunset on Sunset Peak
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Distance: 3.9km away
deepening colours as the sun sets
Feb 2013
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Fohn Lake
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Distance: 4.0km away
relaxing in the early evening - a great camp beside the tarn and below the aptly named Sunset Peak
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Camp on Hidden Falls Creek
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Distance: 4.0km away
looking upstream, our campsite high on Hidden Falls Creek was a little exposed but above the early morning mist
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Fohn lake - Mt.Aspiring NP NZ
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Distance: 4.0km away
Along the Five Passes route and below Fohn saddle. The lake sits above the Olivine ledge. Fine weather at lunchtime.
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The Olivine ledge from our bivvy at sunset.
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Distance: 4.1km away
The Fohn Lakes are above and to the left here with the outlet streams dropping across the ledge. The ledge ...
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Fohn Lake
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Distance: 4.1km away
On the five passes route. Fohn lake with Sunset Peak (1800m) behind it. taken Jan 2010
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Ultramafic rocks, Hidden Falls Creek
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Distance: 4.7km away
On the five passes route. Ultramafic rocks in upper Hidden Falls creek. taken Jan 2010
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Sunset Peak
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Distance: 4.8km away
panorama from the summit of Sunset Peak - looking S to E across Fohn Pass and Lake and Fiery Col ...
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Merkl Glacier
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Distance: 4.9km away
photo taken from the easily reached Sunset Peak, looking NE. Feb 2013
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Sunset panorama
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Distance: 4.9km away
panorama from Sunset Peak, looking NE to NW.
From Skippers Range, across Lake Wilmot & Olivine River, Terminal Peak to the ...
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Big Bay - Pyke - Hollyford Road-end Route
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Distance: 4.9km away
Big Bay - Pyke - Hollyford Road-end Route as tramped by us in May 2012 and recorded with Garmin GPS60csx
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Lake Alabaster from the North
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Distance: 5.4km away
Taken from the Northern head of the lake looking South. 3 hours of wading in the lake awaits to reach ...
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The Olivine river - Mt.Aspiring NP
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Distance: 5.8km away
Several hundred metres below the Olivine ledge on the river. A little downstream of the confluence with Sunset Ck. That ...
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Lake Alabaster from the South
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Distance: 6.2km away
Taken from the beach about 5 minutes from the Lake Alabaster hut.
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Lake Alabaster Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 26.
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Distance: 6.2km away
Second hut on the Hollyford Track.
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Park Pass Glacier
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Distance: 6.4km away
some of the breath-taking scenery on the descent from the glacier
Feb 2013
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Terminal lakes of Park Pass glacier
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Distance: 6.4km away
To the north of Park Pass (1175m) is Poseidon Pk(2208m) from which flows Park Pass glacier to appx 1500m. It ...
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Park Pass Glacier
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Distance: 6.5km away
a highly recommended side trip on the 5 Passes tramp
Feb 2013
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Park Pass glacier - close up the snout.
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Distance: 6.6km away
The neve certainly looks very accessible from the terminal end. It was only the time factor which disallowed us the ...
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The route to Lake Nerine from Park Pass
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Distance: 6.7km away
Looking from the moraine of Park Pass glacier, the steep snowgrass slopes can be seen to the south. These slopes ...
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Close up of Park Pass Glacier
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Distance: 6.8km away
Showing the snout of the glacier with the tip obscured by the rock wall. Taken from above the steep snowgrass ...
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Pyke - Big Bay Route
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3 – 4 days. Hard. One way.
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Distance: 7.0km away
A more challenging extension to the Hollyford Track following old roads, rivers, lake edges, and beaches.
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Park Pass and the Rockburn
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Distance: 7.0km away
the climb to Park Pass Glacier opens views down the Rockburn and the sidle to Lake Nerine
Feb 2013
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Beans Burn waterfall
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Distance: 7.2km away
On the five passes route. Waterfall mid Beans Burn. taken Jan 2010
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Rockburn - Lake Nerine - North Routeburn
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3 – 5 days. Medium. Loop track.
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Distance: 7.2km away
A slightly shorter option to the 5 passes trip but of similar if not more difficulty. Can be done in ...
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Early morning reflection
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Distance: 7.2km away
Taken from the top of Park Pass looking south towards the route into Lake Nerine
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View of the Rockburn from Park Pass Bivvy
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Distance: 7.2km away
As you ascend the Rockburn, perhaps as part of the Five Passes Walk, you can take advantage of a rock ...
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Park Pass
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Distance: 7.2km away
On the five passes route. The upper Rock Burn from Park Pass. taken Jan 2010
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The Serpentine Range and the Three Passes
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Distance: 7.3km away
A six day trip around the Three Passes, including a traverse of the Serpentine Range instead of the North Route ...
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Forgotten River's blue pool
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Distance: 7.9km away
The Forgotten River leaves it's gorge before the confluence with the Olivine River through the Blue Pool
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Campsite in beech forest beside the Forgotten river
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Distance: 8.3km away
After a slower than expected journey down from the Olivine ledge and along the river to Olivine Flats, we crossed ...
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to Lake Nerine
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Distance: 9.1km away
on the sidle to Lake Nerine, looking back to Park Pass Glacier
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Looking back towards Park Pass
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Distance: 9.2km away
It is a steep snowgrass sidle from Park Pass to this point but the view is rewarding
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View from Lake Alabaster
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Distance: 9.5km away
mountain shot from Lake Alabaster
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The Pyke River
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Distance: 9.5km away
A typical river section of the Pyke Route. The river bank and track completely eroded away and the track marker ...
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A tarn on the way to Lake Nerine
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Distance: 9.9km away
This tarn is a very attractive place to stop for a while on the way to Lake Nerine. While it ...
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Lakelet in the Humboldt Mountains - Mt.Aspiring NP NZ.
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Distance: 10.0km away
Perched high above the Rockburn valley floor, near to Lake Nerine only a little northward toward Park Pass.
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