Coldwater Hut

Holy Cupola!

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Date: 9-11 November 2018.
Trip type: ALP 1.
Location: Mount Cupola, Nelson Lakes National Park.
Author: Aimee.
Trampers: Tony (leader), Caryl, Maj-Britt and Aimee.

Spring was marching on, the snow was melting, and enthusiasm for alpine trips appeared to be on the wane. I felt like I hadn’t squeezed enough out of my snowcraft experience yet, so when Tony G offered Angelus trip-goers another bite of the cherry, or should I say bite of the ice axe, I pounced! … Read more

Traversing Travers, konquering Kehu

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Date: 18-22 January 2018.
Trip type: Alp 2 Medium-Fit.
Location: Mt Travers & Kehu Peak, Nelson Lakes.
Author: Nick H.
Trampers: Nick H (leader), Elisabet and David.

Taking an extra day off work for this adventure was bittersweet – 6 interested punters were whittled down to just 3 as we were the only ones who could get the time off before the closing date for the trip. However in the end we were glad we did it as we ended up with … Read more

Lake Rotoiti Circuit, Nelson Lakes

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Date: 5-7 August 2016.
Trip type: Easy Medium Tramp.
Location: Nelson Lakes.
Author: FrancesR.
Trampers: RichardH (Leader), RachaelP, JueH, SonyaC, FrancesR, BridgetR, GrantP.

This trip was an EM tramp heading for Cupola Hut in the Travers Valley, Nelson Lakes, led by Richard. Six of us signed up for the trip and several of us had been on trips led by Richard before. We were to share the trip with a medium group led by Mike Moore, who were … Read more

Kehu Travers summer rock routes

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Date: 6 - 9 February 2014.
Trip type: Alpine 2/3.
Location: Nelson Lakes.
Author: Brendan Eckert.
Trampers: Michael Schier (Leader), Michael Phethean, Katy Glenie and Brendan Eckert.

To the South Island with racks and ropes and heavy packs.  We started out early on Thursday with a water taxi across Lake Rotoiti to Coldwater hut, weather calm and sunny, couldn’t ask for more for the 8-9 hour trudge up the Travers valley. Lunched at John Tait in fairly good time and continued up … Read more