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Aspiring - Rees
Rees - Dart
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Distance: less than 100m away
Starting at Muddy Creek, this track heads up the Rees River to the head of the valley with a short ...
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Matukituki to Paradise by roads less travelled
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Distance: less than 100m away
A rough, tough crossing from Raspberry Flat (Aspiring Road, Wanaka) to the Earnslaw Burn (Glenorchy-Paradise road) via Shotover Saddle, Lochnagar, ...
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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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French Ridge
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2 – 4 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
A steep climb to the snowline in the West Matukituki.
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Rees-Dart Track
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3 – 4 days. Medium/hard. Loop track.
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Distance: less than 100m away
Alpine circuit along two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu.
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rees valley
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3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 551m away
pleasant walk up the rees valley. the track gets a bit swampy at the start and then a few avalance ...
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25 Mile Hut
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Removed!
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Distance: 1.9km away
*EDIT* From DOCs website:
28 April 2016: Rees Valley - 25 Mile Hut removed
The derelict 25 Mile Hut in the Rees ...
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25-Mile Hut
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Distance: 1.9km away
This is a derelict Hut on the Rees Dart track. It is in an ideal location on a terrace above ...
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West Matukituki valley
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Distance: 3.1km away
Looking up the West Matukituki valley
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Mt Earnslaw from Earnslaw Burn
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Distance: 3.2km away
The cirque at the head of the Earnslaw Burn, taken from the descent from Lennox Pass
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Lennox Creek, South Branch
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Distance: 3.6km away
Upper crossing of Lennox Creek (south branch). Not a place to be with unstable snow above.
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Rees valley
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Distance: 3.8km away
Looking up the Rees valley from near 25-mile spur (April 2009)
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Route from Pine Creek to Matukituki Valley via Shotover Saddle
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Distance: 4.0km away
(Partial) route from Pine Creek to Matukituki via Shotover Saddle. The cattle track passage in this file is probably very ...
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Earnslaw Hut - Mt.Earnslaw - Mt.Aspiring NP
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Distance: 4.1km away
At appx 980m set in beech forest above the Rees valley. This historic hut is on a short 50m side ...
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Looking inside Earnslaw Hut - Mt.Aspiring NP
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Distance: 4.1km away
An old hut with a distinctive rustic look. I believe many people would prefer to occupy the rock bivvy at ...
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Earnslaw Hut
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Distance: 4.1km away
Rough four-bunk historic hut below Kea Basin on the ascent to Mt Earnslaw
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Earnslaw Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
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Distance: 4.1km away
Earnslaw hut. Located near Kea Basin on the slopes of Mt Earnslaw, above the Rees valley.
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Kea Basin Bivvy - Mt.Earnslaw
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Distance: 4.2km away
This is one of the best bivvy rocks i've seen. Situated at appx 1060m on the north flank of Mt.Earnslaw. ...
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy, underneath.
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Distance: 4.8km away
Underneath the Rock Bivvy. This one is about 20 minutes upstream from the official one on the top map and ...
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy
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Distance: 4.8km away
This is an alternative bivvy to the one shown on topo maps. This bivvy is about 20 minutes upstream from ...
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Earnslaw Burn Rock Bivvy
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Distance: 4.8km away
Alternative rock bivvy from the biv shown on the topo map. This bivvy is on the true left of the ...
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Shotover saddle tarn over the West Matukituki
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Distance: 4.9km away
With the Rob Roy glacier directly across the valley we're looking down valley toward Cameron corner where the East and ...
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Shotover stopover
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Distance: 4.9km away
Stopping short of descending to the West Matukituki and camping with sandflies on the valley floor we spent the last ...
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Shotover Saddle
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Distance: 4.9km away
When we crossed a bridge near to the mouth of the Shotover river just near Queenstown i reminded Kathryn we ...
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Lochnagar/Shotover Saddle/Matukituki Valley
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2 days. Medium/hard. One way.
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Distance: 5.2km away
An alpine crossing of a saddle between 2 major river valleys. Usually done as part of a circuit of saddle ...
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route from Snowy Creek to Lochnagar via Shotover Saddle
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Distance: 5.2km away
Hand drawn route of above
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Looking south from Sysiphus Peak
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Distance: 6.0km away
The Matukituki East Branch winds its way down to meet the West Branch, where we started this walk yesterday. It's ...
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Aspiring Flat and Sisyphus Peak
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3 days. Medium. Return via same track.
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Distance: 6.0km away
A one and two-half day tramp up the East Matukituki to overnight in Aspiring Flats, with a day trip up ...
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Picton to Aspiring
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Distance: 6.1km 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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Cascade hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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Cascade hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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Cascade hut
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Distance: 6.3km away
Cascade hut in the West Matukituki valley, about 10km from the carpart, only about 1.5km short of Aspiring hut.
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Esquilant Biv
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Distance: 6.5km away
A small 6-bunk hut on the shoulder of Mt Earnslaw. Could comfortably sleep 8, although there is not much room ...
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Esquilant Biv
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Distance: 6.5km away
Gearing up in the early morning to climb Mt Earnslaw. Esquilant is a 6 bunk hut situated at 2,160m.
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Mt Earnslaw
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Distance: 7.1km away
This was a sweet day trip taken in Feb 2008, bluebird day.
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Esquilant Bivvy Hut
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Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 6.
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Distance: 7.1km away
Small hut located on Wright's Col in the Rees Valley.
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Aspiring Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
This 1949 hut is constructed from local schist.
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Mount Aspiring
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Distance: 7.5km away
Peering over the shoulder of Rob Roy Peak, late afternoon, Aspiring Hut.
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Cascade Saddle Route from Aspiring Hut
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Distance: 7.5km away
The route does not actually cross the saddle, but follows the rugged spur in the top centre of this photograph, ...
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Aspiring Hut
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Serviced Alpine Hut (NZAC). Capacity: 38.
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Distance: 7.5km away
This historic hut in the West Matukituki Valley was constructed of local schist, and opened at Easter 1949. Situated immediately ...
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Snowy Creek
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Distance: 7.8km away
Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut
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Snowy Creek
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Distance: 7.8km away
Snowy Creek - viewed from saddle 1950 on the way over from Lochnagar Hut
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Upper Shotover
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Distance: 7.9km away
Shotover valley from the spur between Tummel Burn and Tyndall Creek.
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Glengyle Peak
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Distance: 8.2km away
Taken from below the Pylon on the Cascade Saddle route looking across the West matukituki towards Glengyle. If you look ...
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Lower Matukituki
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Distance: 8.2km away
Taken from the Cascade Saddle route a short distance below the Pylon looking downvalley towards the carpark at Raspberry Flat. ...
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West Matukituki valley
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Distance: 8.2km away
Taken from the Cascade Saddle route not far below the Pylon, looking up valley towards Mt Aspiring which towers above ...
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Mt Tyndall
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Distance: 8.4km away
from Cascade Saddle, looking south-east across Heads Leap to Mt Tyndall (2496m) (April 2009)
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Approaching Mt Tyndall
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Distance: 8.4km away
Mt Tyndall (2,496m) sits above the Isobel Glacier south of Cascade Saddle.
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Tummel Burn Hut
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Basic Hut/Bivvy (PVT). Capacity: 3.
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Distance: 8.6km away
Low 3 person unbunked private hut with open fire. 3 mattresses present (2009). Water supply from Tummel Burn 20m distant. ...
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Shovel Flat in the West Matukituki
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Distance: 8.6km away
A beutiful spot with heaps of great camping sites, French Ridge is the major ridge descending to the valley floor ...
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from Cascade Saddle
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Distance: 9.0km away
looking to the SE from Cascade Saddle, across Heads Leap to Cascade Falls
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Cascade Saddle Camp
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Distance: 9.0km away
Nice campsite where the Cascade Saddle track crosses the top of Cascade Creek, with Mt Aspiring visible over the ridge. ...
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French Ridge Track
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Distance: 9.5km away
The French Ridge Track features tangled roots, steep gradients, and clambering down rock walls.
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Pearl Flat to Scott's Bivvy
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Distance: 9.6km away
A new track has been cut through bush up the true left of the Matukituki river from Pearl Flat to ...
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Head of the Matukituki Valley West Branch
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Distance: 9.6km away
Viewed from French Ridge Track.
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Liverpool Hut
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Distance: 9.6km away
Viewed from the French Ridge Track across the valley
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Gloomy Gorge
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Distance: 9.7km away
Viewed from the French Ridge Track, with Mount Avalanche in the background.
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Mount Avalanche avalanche
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Distance: 9.7km away
Viewed from the French Ridge Track. Avalanches from here, from Rob Roy Peak, or from peaks across the valley can ...
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Rees Vally
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Distance: 9.7km away
This is a picture taken on the rees/dart track and is on day 2 of our tramp in between shelter ...
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Cascade Saddle
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Distance: 9.7km away
Looking down at the Saddle from above Heads Leap. A 500 metre cliff drops off to the Cascade creek floor ...
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French Ridge Hut
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Distance: 9.8km away
This NZAC hut is located on the summer snowline near Mount Aspiring.
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Dart Glacier
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Distance: 9.9km away
Located right beside the Cascade Saddle, a climb to the saddle allows you a view of the intier length of ...
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