Tararua Southern Main Range 22-25 April

Saturday, 22 April 2017

Quick stop at Field hut

Looking up at Dennan and Bridge peak

Looking back at Otaki Forks

Our destination the following day...the southern main range

Kime hut

It was a stunning sunset

And sunrise

Hector

Heading towards the Tararua Peaks

GUO

Brandon

Lots of climbing on this trip

Climbing climbing climbing

Tricky sidling

with some big drop offs

Making our way onto the ladder

The ladder is at the end of this rope

Marcia is on

Followed by Queen Elisabeth

GUO and Brandon

Maungahuka hut

The 'v' centre is where we'd come from

Love this photo

We are the Borg...resistance is futile

I made a brocken spectre

Sunset as we climbed Aokaparangi

Almost at the top of Aokap

Made it!!

Aokap Hut

It was cosy to say the least

Looking at the eastern Tararuas

Climbing back up to the top of Aokap the next day

Another stunning day

The only steep bit on Aokap

Into the goblin forest before Andersons hut

Anderson Memorial hut

Oh deer

Looking back at Kahiwiroa

Girdlestone (L) Mitre (R)

At Junction Knob

Dundas Ridge

Crawford

B+W

Descending into the bush. Otaki Forks in the distance

Heading out from Y2YY

Log hauler for lunch

Ken (was walking Te Araroa)

Slip has gotten huge

Was fun climbing around it

Back on the old track

and out safely