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Start:	2020-08-29 13:28	Start elev:	523 m	Max elev:	1,059 m	Distance:	98.1 km
End:	2020-09-04 12:50	End elev:	533 m	Ascent:	5,278 m	Avg moving speed:	2.9 km/h
Duration:	36:36 h	Elev gain:	10 m	Descent:	5,323 m	Duration moving:	33:51 h

Saturday 29 August 2020 day 1

Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road

Photo: Simon

Park at the end of the 4 WD road
Photo: Brian

Simon ready to go at vehicle
Photo: Brian

Simon and view up the Clyde
Photo: Brian

Brian and eroding river banks
Photo: Simon

Simon approaching Black Mountain hut
Photo: Brian

Black Mountain hut
Photo: Simon

Brian approaching Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon and hat approaching Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian at Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Simon

Brian on the route up the river
Photo: Simon

Brian outside Growler Hut
Photo: Simon

Start:	13:30,	540m
Growler Hut:	17:40,	710m
Total:	4:10,	+170m	14.0km

Sunday 30 August 2020 day 2

Growler Hut to Erics Biv via Curtis Memorial and St Winifred's Huts

Growler hut and Head of valley

Photo: Simon

Growler hut morning
Photo: Simon

View up Havelock from Growler Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon and view up Havelock to Mistake Flats
Photo: Brian

Brian on track through a small enclave of Beech
Photo: Simon

Brian at Mistake Flats and view up Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian and view down the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Simon arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian leaving Mistake Flats Forbes behind
Photo: Simon

Simon arriving at Curtis Memorial Hut
Photo: Brian

Simon outside Curtis Memorial Hut
Photo: Brian

Erics Biv
Photo: Simon

Growler Hut:	08:45,	710m
Mistake Flat Hut:	11:20,	810m
Leg total:	2:35,	+100m	9.4km

Mistake Flat Hut:	11:45,	810m
Curtis Memorial Hut:	12:15,	805m
Leg total:	0:30,	-5m	1.8km

Curtis Memorial Hut:	12:55,	805m
Erics Biv:	15:25,	930m
Leg total:	2:30,	125m	6.4km



Day total:	5:35,	220m	17.6km

Monday 31 August 2020 day 3

Eric Biv to Havelock head, then to Mistake Flats

Erics Biv to Havelock River head and back to Mistake Flat

Brian and view back to Agony Island

Photo: Simon

View down Havelock from Veil Biv trail
Photo: Simon

Brian and view down Havelock
Photo: Simon

Veil Biv Sword Peak and Brian
Photo: Simon

Simon at Veil Biv
Photo: Brian

Looking down on Veil Biv
Photo: Simon

Simon up near avalance debris
Photo: Brian

Brian and Avalanche debris
Photo: Simon

View into the head of the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Returning past Veil Stream
Photo: Simon

Brian returning down Havelock to Agony Island
Photo: Simon

Looking back at Agony Island
Photo: Simon

Tuesday 01 September 2020 day 4

Mistake Flats snow day

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut

Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Brian on the snow at Mistake Flats
Photo: Simon

Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Photo: Brian

Snow covered Forbes river
Photo: Simon

Brian walking back to Mistake Flat Hut
Photo: Simon

Simon and Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Photo: Brian

Mistake Flats:	14:50,
Mistake Flats:	15:30,
Day total:	0:40,	2.0km

Wednesday 02 September 2020 day 5

Forbes River, Murphys Stream

Mistake Flats Forbes River and Murphys Stream

Early morning snow view outside Mistake Flats Hut

Photo: Simon

Brian and early morning snow view Mistake Flats Hut P 4
Photo: Simon

Simon eating breakfast at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Brian

Mistake Flats Hut in the snow
Photo: Brian

Mt Mc Millan
Photo: Simon

Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian and Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
Photo: Simon

Simon in snow heading into the Forbes
Photo: Brian

Brian in the Forbes
Photo: Simon

Looking up Forbes
Photo: Simon

First view of Forbes Biv
Photo: Simon

Brian entering Murphys Stream
Photo: Simon

Mistake Flat:	8:35,	800m
Forbes Biv:	10:40, 11:00,	975m
Mistake Flat:	12:30,
Leg total:	3:35,	+175m	9.3km

Mistake Flat:	13:05,	800m
Murphys Stream:	14:25,	860m
Mistake Flat:	15:45,
Leg total:	2:40,	+60m	4.9km





Day total:	6:15,	+235m,	14.2km

Thursday 03 September 2020 day 6

Mistake Flat, Carneys Bivs, Growler Hut

Early morning Havelock P 5

Photo: Simon

Early morning Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon

Morning in the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian heading across the Forbes down the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian on track down from the Forbes
Photo: Simon

Simon and view up the Havelock
Photo: Brian

View up Carneys stream
Photo: Simon

Brian closing on Carneys Bivvys
Photo: Simon

Brian at the other Carneys Bivvy
Photo: Simon

Brian with pack on off down the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Brian and view back up the Havelock
Photo: Simon

Down the Havelock from Growler
Photo: Brian

Mistake Flat:	8:55,	805m
Carneys Biv:	13:20, 13:35,	1,020m
Growler Hut :	16:40,	710m
Day total:	7:30,	+215m, -85m,	20.5km

Friday 04 September 2020 day 7

Growler Hut, Black Mountain Hut, Mesopotamia

Growler Hut early morning

Photo: Brian

Simon crossing the Growler
Photo: Simon

Brian and view back up across the Growler
Photo: Simon

Down the Havelock from the Growler
Photo: Simon

Brian arriving and Black Mountain hut
Photo: Simon

Simon at Black Mountain Hut
Photo: Brian

Black Mountain room with a view
Photo: Simon

Sinclairs grave
Photo: Simon

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Photo: Simon

Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Photo: Brian

Growler Hut:	8:30,	710m
Black Mountain Hut:	10:40, 10:55,	580m
End :	12:50,	535m
Total:	4:05,	-175m,	14.6km

Saturday 05 September 2020 day 8

Lake Emma and Mt Sunday

Hakatere Station

Photo: Simon

Lake Emma
Photo: Simon

Lake Emma and Hut
Photo: Simon

Brian at Lake Emma Hut
Photo: Simon

Lake Roundabout
Photo: Simon

Potts River and Rangitata
Photo: Simon

Havelock from Mt Sunday
Photo: Simon

References

Havelock hunting (DoC)
The Havelock (NZ Tramper)
Rangitata River, Havelock River (ClimbNZ)
The hardcore tramping hut (Stuff 2015)
Havelock River foray (Peninsular TC 2013)
The Agony and the ecstasy (Wilderness 2016)
Historic Mesopotamia land protected for the future (Scoop 2008)
Mesopotamia Station carved up under Govt scheme(approve sites) (Stuff 2009)

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2020-08-29 Havelock

Saturday 29 August 2020 day 1

Sunday 30 August 2020 day 2

Monday 31 August 2020 day 3

Tuesday 01 September 2020 day 4

Wednesday 02 September 2020 day 5

Thursday 03 September 2020 day 6

Friday 04 September 2020 day 7

Saturday 05 September 2020 day 8

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