Havelock River

Arthurs Pass to Mt Cook

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Date: 19 December 2015 to 2 January 2016.
Trip type: Alpine tramping.
Location: Canterbury High Country.
Author: Kevin Cole.
Trampers: Megan Sety, Illona Keenan, Kevin Cole, Tony Gazley.

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Arthurs Pass to Mt Cook A hiking trip from Arthurs Pass to Mt Cook stopping just short at the Godley Valley when the weather changed for the worse and we ran out of time. This guide covers route details for a 14 day tramp on the east side of the Southern Alps from Arthur’s Pass … Read more

Too Cloudy Peak

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Date: 13-16 February 2015.
Trip type: ALP 3.
Location: Nowhere.
Author: Mike Phethean.
Trampers: Mike Schier (leader), Brendan Eckert, Mike Phethean.

This trip appeared on the schedule and immediately got my interest, partly because as chief guide I didn’t put it there and partly because I hadn’t heard of the place. Mike explained that cloudy peak (well actually not all of this, consider it a narrative thing) is a rock climbers paradise in the middle of the … Read more