Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

The classic 4-day crossing from east to west.
Thursday, 06 February 2020
The taxi-van took us to The Pines roadend - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

The taxi-van took us to The Pines roadend

Lunch stop by the Waingawa River - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Lunch stop by the Waingawa River

Nice place for a swim - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Nice place for a swim

Rest break on the Barra Track - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Rest break on the Barra Track

Relaxing at Mitre Flats Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Relaxing at Mitre Flats Hut

Waingawa River near Mitre Flats Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Waingawa River near Mitre Flats Hut

Day 2: Half-way up Mitre - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Day 2: Half-way up Mitre

On Mitre - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

On Mitre

Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February
Mitre and Peggy's Peak emerge from the cloud - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Mitre and Peggy's Peak emerge from the cloud

John, Elisabeth, Solly (and Brockett) - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

John, Elisabeth, Solly (and Brockett)

Taking it easy on Girdlestone - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Taking it easy on Girdlestone

John and Brandon on Girdlestone - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

John and Brandon on Girdlestone

The group climb one of the knurdley bits before Tarn Ridge Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

The group climb one of the knurdley bits before Tarn Ridge Hut

Three stragglers negotiate the knurdley bits with Girdlestone behind - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Three stragglers negotiate the knurdley bits with Girdlestone behind

Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February
Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February
Dorset Ridge with Kapiti Island just visible - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Dorset Ridge with Kapiti Island just visible

Tarn Ridge Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Tarn Ridge Hut

The first arrivals at Tarn Ridge Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

The first arrivals at Tarn Ridge Hut

Looking south at Tarn Ridge Hut with Girdlestone behind - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Looking south at Tarn Ridge Hut with Girdlestone behind

Girdlestone, Dorset Ridge and Tarn Ridge - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Girdlestone, Dorset Ridge and Tarn Ridge

Tarn Ridge, Thompson, Lancaster, Waiohine Pinnacles - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Tarn Ridge, Thompson, Lancaster, Waiohine Pinnacles

Sunset at Tarn Ridge Hut - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Sunset at Tarn Ridge Hut

Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February
Sunrise on day 3 - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Sunrise on day 3

Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February
Arete Hut: our sanctuary from the storm - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Arete Hut: our sanctuary from the storm

Elisabeth - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Elisabeth

Lunch (day 4) on the South Ohau River - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Lunch (day 4) on the South Ohau River

Happy trampers at Poads Road - Tararua Range Northern Crossing Waitangi extended 6-9 February

Happy trampers at Poads Road

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