Big Day Out: Jumbo-Holdsworth in pictures

Group times (approximately): 8:00am Holdsworth Carpark – 9:00am slip – 9:50am Atiwhakatu Hut – 12:00pm Jumbo Hut – 3:00pm Powell Hut – 6.00pm Holdsworth Carpark.

A big slip encountered halfway along the track to Atiwhakatu Hut. Must climb 60 meters or so up the bank to get around it.
Bridge on the track to Atiwhakatu.
Side stream on the track to Atiwhakatu.
Morning tea at Atiwhakatu Hut.
A strategically placed journal left by another WTMC club member at Atiwhakatu Hut.
Finishing the climb up Rain Gauge Spur.
That view from just above the bush line at Jumbo Hut.
Arriving at Jumbo Hut.
A last goodbye to Jumbo Hut. The cloud and rain set in from here and the camera did not come out again until Powell Hut.
Warming up at Powell Hut after a wet and windy jaunt along the tops.
Coming down from Powell Hut, leaving the clouds and rain behind.
Favourite picture from the trip – a rainbow at Jumbo Hut.

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