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Mid King - McGregor 16-18 March
An anti-clockwise circuit through Middle King and McGregor Bivouac, back to Atiwhakatu Stream. Friday - From the Holdsworth carpark to Atiwhakatu Hut. Saturday - Up the stream and over the Barton Track to South Mitre Stream. Up this stream and then up the ridge to Mid King Bivvy. Then up to Middle King and south along the range over South King, Broken Axe Pinicles, McGregor and own to McGregor Bivvy. Sunday - Along the tops to Jumbo Hut over Angle Knob and Jumbo. Then down Raingauge Spur to Atiwhakatu Hut and back out to the cars.
Starting up South Mitre stream, Mid King bound
And a big climb it was
Breaking out of the bush
Biv number 1: Mid King
Not that well used
Told you it was a big climb
Jumbo hut (centre right for the blind people)
Finally at the top
and oh the reward!
Peggys Peak and Mitre bathed in sunlight
Broken Arse (oops Axe) pinnacles
Dorset Ridge hut
The sunset took our breath away
Trying to get passed the Pinnacles before we lost the light
Biv number 2: McGregor after 12.5 hours - maybe that was what took our breath away
Glad we made the effort though, the next day was misty and very windy
Heading along Angle Knob, but not a day for a detour to look at the plane wreak on Shingle Slip Knob
Trying not to be blown off the mountain
Jumbo hut was a welcome site
Bit of track work required on Raingauge Spur
The weather bomb a few weeks back did some damage to the Atiwhakatu track
Moss on a tree - natural or not?
