At Blenheim airport our transport was waiting and it took us to St Arnaud and the Mt Robert carpark. Our first day was an easy tramp up to Speargrass Hut. We got there mid-afternoon and spent the time lazing about enjoying the place and chopping a bit of firewood.
Saturday, day 2, was fine. We headed up to the head of Speargrass Stream in the sun. We hit the snow near the headwater flat and then had more snow and a bit of icy stuff higher up. So we put crampons on for the climb. We had lunch on the saddle and then carried on to Angelus Hut.
On Sunday we had a walk. Three of us followed the track to Cedric as far as the ridge and then angled across the basin back to the hut taking in views of the lower Hinapouri Tarn. The others did a high sidle and ridge trip around the lake basin. We got back to hut about the same time for lunch. We had looked at the weather forecast and it was for low cloud, misty rain and wind on Monday. We opted to head along Robert Ridge in the fine to Bushline Hut rather do it the next day.
After a warm night we headed off through a little bit of mist down the zig-zag below the hut to Robert Road.