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Havelock River, South Canterbury hut bagging
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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
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Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut
Park at the end of the 4 WD road
Photo: Brian Simon ready to go at vehicle
Photo: Brian Brian following the 4 WD trail
Photo: Simon 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 Growler Hut
Photo: Simon View Up Valley At Dusk
Photo: Simon
Start: | 13:30, | 540m |
Growler Hut: | 17:40, | 710m |
Total: | 4:10, | +170m | 14.0km |
Growler Hut to Erics Biv via Curtis Memorial and St Winifred's Huts
Growler hut morning
Photo: Simon View up Havelock from Growler Hut
Photo: Simon Simon leaving the Growler
Photo: Simon View down the Havelock Brian rescuing his hat
Photo: Simon Simon and view up Havelock to Mistake Flats
Photo: Brian Brian on track through a small enclave of Beech
Photo: Simon Simon and Forbes
Photo: Brian 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 outside Curtis Memorial Hut
Photo: Brian Rainbow down the Havelock
Photo: Brian
Growler Hut: | 08:45, | 710m |
Mistake Flat Hut: | 11:20, | 810m |
Leg total: | 2:35, | +100m | 9.4km |
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Mistake Flat Hut: | 11:45, | 810m |
Curtis Memorial Hut: | 12:15, | 805m |
Leg total: | 0:30, | -5m | 1.8km |
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Curtis Memorial Hut: | 12:55, | 805m |
Erics Biv: | 15:25, | 930m |
Leg total: | 2:30, | 125m | 6.4km |
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Day total: | 5:35, | 220m | 17.6km |
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Eric Biv to Havelock head, then to Mistake Flats
Rainbow up Eric Stream
Photo: Simon Brian walk round Agony Island
Photo: Simon Brian and view up Havelock to Veil Stream
Photo: Simon Brian and view back to Agony Island
Photo: Simon Brian at foot of trail up to Veil Biv
Photo: Simon Simon on trail up to Veil Biv
Photo: Brian Brian arriving at Veil Biv
Photo: Simon View down Havelock from Veil Biv trail
Photo: Simon Brian at Veil Biv
Photo: Simon Veil Biv
Photo: Simon Returning past Veil Stream
Photo: Simon St Winifreds
Photo: Simon
Mistake Flats snow day
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon 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 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 |
Forbes River, Murphys Stream
Early morning snow view outside Mistake Flats Hut
Photo: Simon Forbes Valley
Photo: Simon Mt Mc Millan
Photo: Simon Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
Photo: Simon Simon well up the Forbes
Photo: Brian Looking up Forbes
Photo: Simon Simon further up the Forbes
Photo: Brian Brian and Forbes Biv
Photo: Simon Simon at Forbes Biv
Photo: Brian Forbes Biv
Photo: Simon Brian heading across Forbes to Murphys Stream
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 |
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Mistake Flat: | 13:05, | 800m |
Murphys Stream: | 14:25, | 860m |
Mistake Flat: | 15:45, | |
Leg total: | 2:40, | +60m | 4.9km |
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Day total: | 6:15, | +235m, | 14.2km |
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Mistake Flat, Carneys Bivs, Growler Hut
Early morning Mistake Flats hut
Photo: Simon Brian heading across the Forbes down the Havelock
Photo: Simon Simon and view up the Havelock
Photo: Brian View up Carneys stream
Photo: Simon Carneys Bivvys
Photo: Simon Brian at the other Carneys Bivvy
Photo: Simon Brian looking into the head of Carneys Stream
Photo: Simon View down Carneys Stream bivvys round corner on left
Photo: Simon Brian and icicles
Photo: Simon Brian with pack on off down the Havelock
Photo: Simon Simon and view up the Havelock
Photo: Brian Growler Hut and up the Havelock
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 |
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 |
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 Havelock from Mt Sunday
Photo: Simon
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