Broken Axe Pinnacles 1-2 December

Holdsworth Lodge - Atiwhakatu River - Jumbo Hut - Angle Knob - McGregor Biv - McGregor - Broken Axe Pinnacles - Atiwhakatu River and out

Saturday, 01 December 2018

Atiwhakatu Hut Saturday morning

T'was a bit of a grunt of a climb up to Jumbo Hut!

A young Ruru

Jumbo Hut with it's new cable ties for the wind

Looking back on Jumbo Hut

Heading for Jumbo Peak

Heading for Angle Knob

About to drop off to McGregor Biv to the west

McGregor Biv is middle right of picture

Owen at McGregor Biv

David and Marcia

Chris at the tents

John, Marcia, Owen, David (Sunday morning)

On way back up to the tops

Marcia

Oo Ahrrr - I removed the eye patch but I'm still just as mean!

Heading up Mcgregor Peak

First view of the Broken Axe Pinnacles

The Broken Axe Pinnacles - not to be taken lightly!

The turn off around the hairiest bit of the Pinnacles

Heading for South King

Heading for Baldy

Heading down from Baldy

Goblin Forest

The Atiwhakatu River - after a quick lunch we had torrential rain back to the cars