Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January

The plan was to do a Ruahine Sawtooth ridge trip over the 3 days of Wellington Anniversary Weekend. Hinerua hut Saturday night, Sawtooth ridge Sunday, Howletts hut Sunday night and down the river Monday. The forecast wasn’t great with a bit of rain Saturday night as a southerly front moved up the country, this would be followed by high winds for the next couple of days. Oh well with 13 people on the trip we would go ahead as planned and hope the winds may not be as bad as predicted enabling us to get over the tops. Saturday saw us heading up the Tukituki river and then to Hinerua hut as planned in fine and hot conditions. As predicted the rain came through early Sunday morning along with the wind. By 9:00am, as forecast, the rain had eased off but the wind was getting worse and was forecast to increase as the day went on so Sawtooth wasn’t going to happen this weekend and we needed a plan B. It didn’t take too long to make the call to head back down to the river and up to Daphne hut for the night. Next morning, we woke to light rain and decided to split the group with 6 heading down the river back to the cars and 7 heading over to Kashmir road.
Saturday, 19 January 2019
Up the Tukituki River to start the climb up to Hinerua Hut - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Up the Tukituki River to start the climb up to Hinerua Hut
...and up we went - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
...and up we went
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Moody mountains - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Moody mountains
Marcia and Ting - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Marcia and Ting
Old pals - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Old pals
Hinerua Hut - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Hinerua Hut
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Walruses - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Walruses
High winds meant Sawtooth Ridge was not to be - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
High winds meant Sawtooth Ridge was not to be
...so down we went again - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
...so down we went again
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
and up the river to Daphne Hut - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
and up the river to Daphne Hut
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Chris and Glenda - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Chris and Glenda
Queen Elisabeth (III) - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Queen Elisabeth (III)
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
June and Tony - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
June and Tony
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Some lovely rimu's - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Some lovely rimu's
Friends helping friends - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Friends helping friends
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Daphne Hut - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Daphne Hut
With it's flash new roof - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
With it's flash new roof
Ninja - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Ninja
Marcia and Sue - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Marcia and Sue
June - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
June
Nothing like a good cuppa (well apart from a good wine) - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Nothing like a good cuppa (well apart from a good wine)
Bit wet the next day as we headed out - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Bit wet the next day as we headed out
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Some went out via the track to Kashmir Road - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Some went out via the track to Kashmir Road
While the rest came down the river - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
While the rest came down the river
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Pistol - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
Pistol
The end of an enjoyable trip - Sawtooth Ridge was not to be Wellington Anniversary 19-21 January
The end of an enjoyable trip

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