Heading towards Sunrise Peak from Bulmer Lake
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Date: 30 June to 3 July 2016.
Trip type: Medium tramp.
Location: Kahurangi National Park.
Author: Tony.
Trampers: Tereza, Megan, Jade, Michael, Graham, Diarmuid, Tony, David, Holger, Kevin.

Bulmer Lake by photos

A 3 day hiking loop trip into the Mt Owen area of Kahurangi National Park via Bulmer Lake in search of the Mt Owen Ice Cave.

A frosty start to the Bulmer Lake trip at the Owen Valley Road
A frosty start to the trip at the Owen Valley Road
Crossing the Owen River on the way to Bulmer Lake
Crossing the Owen River
View of the Bulmer Bluffs from Bulmer Creek
The Bulmer Bluffs
Megan starting along the magic ledge through the Bulmer Bluffs
Megan starting along the magic ledge through the bluffs
Climbing a squeezy bit of the ledge through the Bulmer Bluffs
Holger climbing a squeezy bit of the ledge
Climbing the ledge through the Bulmer Bluffs
Holger on a ropey bit of the ledge
Lunch on the magic ledge through the Bulmer Bluffs
Lunch on the magic ledge
The awkward step at the end of the ledge through the Bulmer Bluffs
The awkward step at the end of the ledge
Hauling packs up the step in the Bulmer Bluffs<
David and Tereza doing all the hard work hauling packs
Climbing the ropes on the Bulmer Bluffs
Michael starting up the step
Climbing the ropes on the Bulmer Bluffs
Past the awkward bit
View of Bulmer Lake
Bulmer Lake
Camp in the bush beside the Bulmer Lake
Camp in the bush beside the lake
In Castle Basin on the way to the ice-cave in wet and windy weather. We turned back here.
At Castle Basin next day on the way to the cave in wet and windy weather. We turned back here.
One of the many caves near Bulmer Lake - but not the one we were looking for
One of the many caves – but none where the one we were looking for.
Heading home via Sunrise Peak
Next day was fine of course. Heading home via Sunrise Peak
Heading back to the carpark via Sunrise Peak
Heading home via Sunrise Peak
Climbing through a hole in the rock rather than over it on the way to Sunrise Peak
Jade makes it through to the other side
Some easy grass ledges through the karst - when you can find them
Easy grass ledges – when you can find them
One of the many overhangs on the way to Sunrise Peak
One of the many overhangs
Easy travel over the once glaciated limestone on the way to Sunrise peak
Easy travel over the once glaciated limestone
On the summit of Sunrise Peak
On Sunrise Peak
Along the ridge from Sunrise Peak
Along the ridge from Sunrise Peak
Lunch stop by the Owen River
Lunch stop by the Owen River. Just an hour more along the track to the end of a nice weekend – but we now have to go back again to find the cave we know is there somewhere.

For another Mt Owen trip go to Mt Owen – and some thoughts on trundling*

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