Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September - Parawai Tramping Club

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Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

A traverse of the Tararua Northern Main Range from Otaki Forks to Poads Road, overnighting in Dracophyllum Hut. Friday - Into Waitewaewae Hut. Saturday - Up to the main range to Junction Knob. A side trip to bag Anderson Memorial Hut. Then along to Dracophyllum Hut. Sunday - Along the main range to Pukematwai and down to Te Matawai Hut and out.

Heading off to Y2YY hut - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Heading off to Y2YY hut

The log hauler - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

The log hauler

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Start of the 4 hour climb to Junction Knob - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Start of the 4 hour climb to Junction Knob

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Made it! Kapiti Isl and Kakakapanui in the background - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Made it! Kapiti Isl and Kakakapanui in the background

The Southern Main range with Mt Hector and the Tararua peaks in the background - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

The Southern Main range with Mt Hector and the Tararua peaks in the background

Mt Crawford - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Mt Crawford

Anderson Memorial hut (a good day to bag it) - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Anderson Memorial hut (a good day to bag it)

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Andersons is in the bag - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Andersons is in the bag

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Nicolls hut - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Nicolls hut

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Last of the light - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Last of the light

Draco hut - our accomodation after a 13 1/2 hour day...and it was palatial! - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Draco hut - our accomodation after a 13 1/2 hour day...and it was palatial!

Sunday's climb - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Sunday's climb

Goblin in the goblin forest - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Goblin in the goblin forest

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Park river - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Park river

Te Matawai hut - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Te Matawai hut

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Looking back with Mt Crawford middle left at back - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Looking back with Mt Crawford middle left at back

Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Ali G and Mike swapped packs (he couldn't lift mine!) - Tararua Northern Main Range 21-23 September

Ali G and Mike swapped packs (he couldn't lift mine!)