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The Siberia Valley

Haast to The Divide
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Distance: less than 100m away
Andrew Barker's traverse 2009. From Pleasant Flat in the Haast to The Divide via Mt Aspiring National Park.
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New Siberia Hut
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Distance: 127m 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: 127m away
Popular hut in the Siberia Valley. Part of the Gillespie Pass circuit.
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Siberia Hut
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Distance: 127m away
This is a popular hut on the Gillespie Pass circuit from the Young to the Wilkin.
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Wilkins - Young (Gillespie Pass) Circuit
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3 – 4 days. Medium. One way.
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Distance: 127m 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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Young Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
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Distance: 4.0km away
A newly built hut (2006) with stainless steel benches. A inside sink with tap from rain tank. 2 rooms, one ...
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Kerin Forks
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Distance: 4.1km 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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Kerin Forks Hut
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Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 10.
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Distance: 4.3km 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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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 4.3km 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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Where do rivers come from?
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Distance: 4.4km away
Wilkin North Branch toward upper lakes
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Track to North Branch lakes
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Distance: 4.4km 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: 4.4km 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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Crucible Valley
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Distance: 4.4km away
Having cleared the bushline this view is offered of the head of the valley. The morrain forms Crucible Lake.
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Gillespie Stream and the Siberia from Gillespie Pass
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Distance: 4.7km away
Looking South West from the pass, the Gillespie Stream snakes its way down towards the Siberia Valley. The valley across ...
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The Gillespie Saddle
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Distance: 4.7km away
Taken from the hightest point of the Gillespie Pass track on point 1629 looking over the saddle towards point 1726. ...
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Gillespie Pass
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Distance: 5.1km 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: 5.1km 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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Along way up
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Distance: 5.2km away
The track to Gillespie Pass climbs nearly verically towards the pass. This is looking back down into the Young Valley ...
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The boys, Gillespie Pass, Jan 2001
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Distance: 5.2km away
Aged 11 and 14, the lads proved remarkably resilient on the Wilkin/Young tramp, braving sandflies a the "Young Forks lunch ...
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Icebergs in Crucible Lake
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Distance: 5.4km away
Taken January 24 2010, Crucible was full of bergs and avalanch debris this day.
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Avalanche at Crucible Lake
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Distance: 5.5km 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: 5.5km away
Crucible Lake located under Mt Alba often contains iceburgs but none were present this April.
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The Head of the Young Valley
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Distance: 5.5km away
The Head of the valley shortly before leaving the valley floor to begin the climb to Gillespie Pass up the ...
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Lake Crucible (trampers on moraine near outlet)
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Distance: 5.6km away
Wilkin Mar 05
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Walking on Air
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Distance: 5.6km 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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Crucible Lake
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Distance: 5.7km 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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Wilkin River flats
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Distance: 6.1km away
Wilkin River flats, below Kevin Forks Hut.
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The Newland Stream
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Distance: 6.2km away
Taken from the true left side of the Wilkin after a dangerous fording of the flooded Newland stream. Moirs guide ...
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DOC campsite at Young Forks
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Distance: 7.6km away
Located 2 minutes from the swingbridge up the Young North branch and about 2 hours from Young hut, this is ...
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Head wall of Wonderland Valley
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Distance: 9.7km 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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