Split Rock Biv

Five passes (Mount Aspiring National Park)

Date: 29 Dec 2024 - 2 Jan 2025. .
Trip type: Tramp(Fit).
Location: Mt Aspiring National Park.
Author: Lynsey S and Tiffany.
Trampers: Lynsey, Jamie EH, Tiffany.

Private trip organised by Lynsey. Lynsey and Jamie did the trip in a clockwise direction, Tiffany did the trip in an anticlockwise direction Summary of logistics, route and top tips This was a mostly off-track tramp into a remote alpine area that skirts the Olivine Wilderness Ledge. There are a variety of terrains to negotiate, … Read more

The Five Passes

Date: December 2018.
Trip type: Medium-Fit Tramping.
Location: Five Passes, Mount Aspiring National Park.
Author: Beccy D.
Trampers: Beccy and Gareth.

This was not a WTMC trip, but, with the five passes coming up on the schedule soon, I thought it might be useful to share our experience, times (walked at a leisurely pace) and route finding tips. We had three weeks on South Island to go anywhere and do anything. Plan A was the Tin … Read more