Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January - Parawai Tramping Club

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Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

An East to West crossing of the Northern Tararua Range. Friday - Mitre Flats, Peggys Peak, Mitre, Brockett, Girdlestone and Tarn Ridge Hut. Saturday - Tarn Ridge, Waiohine Pinnacles, Arete Hut, Arete, Pukematawae, Te Matawai Hut. Sunday - Out to Poads Road.

Starting out (Mitre is shown background middle) - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Starting out (Mitre is shown background middle)

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Almost at Peggys Peak - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Almost at Peggys Peak

Peggys Peak - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Peggys Peak

The last stretch to the top of Mitre - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

The last stretch to the top of Mitre

The Mitre salute - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

The Mitre salute

Dropping off Mitre - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Dropping off Mitre

Can you see yourself? - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Can you see yourself?

Brockett bound - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Brockett bound

Alex being David on Girdlestone - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Alex being David on Girdlestone

Tarn Ridge hut - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Tarn Ridge hut

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

A loo with a view - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

A loo with a view

Tarn Ridge hut with Brockett and Girdlestone in background - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Tarn Ridge hut with Brockett and Girdlestone in background

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Looking down towards Arete Forks - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Looking down towards Arete Forks

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

The Waiohine Pinnacles - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

The Waiohine Pinnacles

Mike being David - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Mike being David

Jump son, you can do it! - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Jump son, you can do it!

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Heading to Arete hut - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Heading to Arete hut

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Looking back from where we came (Mitre in the distance) - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Looking back from where we came (Mitre in the distance)

Arete hut - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Arete hut

Arete hut tarn with Bannister and the twins in the background - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Arete hut tarn with Bannister and the twins in the background

Climbing up Pukematawai - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Climbing up Pukematawai

Decisions Decisions - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Decisions Decisions

Thirsty work this tramping - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Thirsty work this tramping

Water drops on a spiders web - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Water drops on a spiders web

Te Matawai hut - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Te Matawai hut

A view with a loo - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

A view with a loo

Then came the rain - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Then came the rain

Colourful fungi - Tararua Northern Crossing 6-8 January

Colourful fungi