Lathrop-Zit Circuit 21-25 November
Four good keen men
Heading up the Styx river
Slippery rocks
Mid Styx Hut
The start of tomorrows route
One final crossing
...and we reached Grassy Flat hut
I gotta bone to pick with you!!
Starting the climb up to Browing Biv (that orange codpiece is a little embassing don't you think!!)
Looking back down to Grassy Flats
Browning Biv
Complete with an old fashion first aid kit
Righto, now for the climb up to Lathrop Saddle
We got a brief glimpse back to Hok
The saddle was spectacular
Pantry
The only tarn that wasn't frozen
The route down
Sidling some snow shutes
Pistol
Leave only footprints
Rest stop
Top Crawford hut is on that patch of grass over the second stream
It was a slow descent
But it slowly got closer
An awesome hut and awesome location
Mount Cook Daisy - they were everywhere
Looking back up Lathrop
Next day started with a walk down Crawford Creek
Site of the old Crawford hut
JP
This was like walking amongst a sea of Donald's
We saw a few of these, but unclear what they were
Crawford Junction hut
Exit stage left to Top Kokatahi hut
Cage crossing
It was very slow going up the Kokatahi River
This was like discovering the source of the Nile for us
The power of nature
After many hours we finally reached Top Kokatahi hut
It was our longest day
Day four saw us heading up this unnamed tributary
It was steep climbing for sure
The last 100m was a steep climb out of the stream
Discussing plans
A climb over some snow to the top
and down the other very steep and slippery side
Back into the bush
and lunch at Adventure Biv
A tidy wee place
Looking over at Yeats Ridge hut
From whence we'd come
Pleased to hit the Toraroha River
Old Cedar Flats hut
New Cedar Flats hut
Day five, homeward bound
It was our wetest day
Success!!
