Mt Angelus

A Sparkly September Trip to Maniniaro / Angelus Peak – Nelson Lakes National Park

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Date: 7-10 Sept 2023.
Trip type: Alp1(MF).
Location: Nelson Lakes National Park.
Author: Emily S.
Trampers: Anne (co-leader), Stuart (co-leader), Regan, Milly, Emily S, George, Lynsey, Erik.

ThursdayWith the weather forecast and avalanche advisory aligning, we met to check in for the Interislander mid-Thursday afternoon sailing from Wellington to Picton. When aboard the almost empty ferry, we quickly got stuck in to maximising our chances to win the on-board prize draws that the Interislander staff were putting on to farewell their Supervisor. … Read more

Robert Ridge – Angelus

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Date: 19-21 August 2011.
Trip type: Alp 1 MF.
Location: Nelson Lakes.
Author: Stephen Healey.
Trampers: Steven Austin, Stephen Healey, Dmitry Alkhimov, Tatiana Krayushkina, WeiMin Ren, Simon Lovatt.

The tail of the big snowstorm of 2011 had passed and the weather appeared to be coming good just at the right time. The sheer volume of snow and the last of the bad weather along the East Coast had seen a late change of plan; our Tappy trip had became a Nelson Lakes one … Read more