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Tramp with Brian, Bruce and Alan up the Hurunui River 'North Branch'
Fly Wellington to Ōtautahi, drive to Loch Katrine, tramp Hurunui River to Hurunui Hut
Getting ready and snowing at the Loch Katrine gate
📷 Simon
Putting Packs On At Road End
📷 Brian
Heading Off Along The Track
📷 Simon
Having A Breather While Snowing On The Track
📷 Brian
Simon Alan and Bruce having a breather while snowing on the track
📷 Brian
Snowing On The Track
📷 Simon
Brian Alan and Bruce on the track snowing
📷 Simon
Alan Brian and Bruce at Hurunui Hut in heavy snow
📷 Simon
Alan and Bruce in Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
| Start: | 15:02
| Start elev: | 553 m
| Max elev: | 639 m
| Distance: | 8.5 km
|
| End: | 17:16
| End elev: | 638 m
| Ascent: | 265 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 4.0 km/h
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| Duration: | 02:14 h
| Elev gain: | 85 m
| Descent: | 202 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:08 h
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Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui Hut to Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon at Hurunui Hut snowing
📷 Brian
Brian in snow outside Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Heading down snowy track to Hurunui flats
📷 Brian
Bruce with river and snow behind
📷 Brian
Sign 1½ hours from the Hurunui hut, Mackenzie Stream behind
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce taking off a layer
📷 Simon
Rest stop and view down Hurunui, Bruce, Brian, and Alan
📷 Simon
Descending Track Across Hot Waterfall
📷 Simon
The Hot Pool
📷 Simon
Lunch In Snow Beside The River
📷 Simon
Bruce at rest stop, river and snow
📷 Brian
Party arriving at Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Brian
| Start: | 08:55
| Start elev: | 636 m
| Max elev: | 657 m
| Distance: | 11.2 km
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| End: | 15:37
| End elev: | 640 m
| Ascent: | 382 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.1 km/h
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| Duration: | 06:41 h
| Elev gain: | 4 m
| Descent: | 366 m
| Duration tramping: | 05:18 h
|
Tramp Hurunui River from Hurunui #3 Hut to Camerons Hut and beyond return
Early morning from Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
View behind Hurunui 3 hut
📷 Simon
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut for day walk
📷 Brian
Fallen trees on river flats that forced us back to the track
📷 Simon
Brian on three wire bridge across Cameron Creek
📷 Simon
View up snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
View across snowy Hurunui River
📷 Alan
First view of Camerons Hut and snowy flat
📷 Brian
Camerons Hut
📷 Simon
Alan, Bruce, and Simon at Camerons Hut
📷 Brian
Alan, Brian, Alan inside Camerons hut
📷 Simon
Crossing the snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Brian
| Start: | 09:16
| Start elev: | 655 m
| Max elev: | 759 m
| Distance: | 12.5 km
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| End: | 15:02
| End elev: | 667 m
| Ascent: | 331 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.6 km/h
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| Duration: | 05:46 h
| Elev gain: | 12 m
| Descent: | 330 m
| Duration tramping: | 04:51 h
|
Hut day at Hurunui #3 Hut
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow
📷 Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow stitch cr
📷 Alan
Simon and Bruce heading up Hurunui in snow
📷 Alan
View up snowy Hurunui River flats
📷 Alan
View across Hurunui up Camp Stream
📷 Alan
Simon and Brian tramping through forest
📷 Alan
Brian and Simon at lunch spot on Hurunui River
📷 Alan
View outside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Alan
Brian, Alan, and Bruce inside Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Simon
Mossy tree root
📷 Alan
Moss
📷 Alan
Lichen and moss
📷 Alan
| Hurunui Hut: | 15:00, | 0m |
| Camerons Hut: | 17:15, | 0m |
| Lunch : | 17:15, | 0m |
| Total: | 2:15, | +0m | 0km |
Hurunui #3 Hut to Hurunui Hut
Rainbow over the Hurunui Valley from Hurunui 3 Hut
📷 Brian
Rainbow over the Hurunui Research Hut
📷 Brian
Leaving Hurunui 3 hut in rain
📷 Simon
View down Hurunui
📷 Alan
Rest Stop On The Track
📷 Simon
Alan, Brian, and Bruce sitting in the hot pool
📷 Simon
Alan and Bruce at a stop on the Hurunui
📷 Brian
Dinner and Isolated Hills
📷 Alan
View up the Hurunui River
📷 Simon
Simon with view of the head of Hoka Kura
📷 Brian
Simon, Alan, and Brian at Hurunui Hut
📷 Alan
View of Mt Emerson and Glynn Wye Range
📷 Alan
| Start: | 10:36
| Start elev: | 666 m
| Max elev: | 676 m
| Distance: | 10.2 km
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| End: | 14:58
| End elev: | 622 m
| Ascent: | 466 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.8 km/h
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| Duration: | 04:21 h
| Elev loss: | -45 m
| Descent: | 509 m
| Duration tramping: | 03:36 h
|
Macs Knob day trip
Bruce on Macs Knob bush edge with view up the Hurunui
📷 Simon
View up Hurunui from Macs Knob bush edge
📷 Alan
These Boots Are Made For Tramping
📷 Brian
Bruce and Alan walking above the bushline
📷 Simon
Hurunui panorama
📷 Simon
Hokakura from Macs Knob
📷 Simon
Hokakura
📷 Simon
Hurunui River and Hokakura, with Bruce
📷 Brian
View looking at Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
Hokakura panorama
📷 Simon
Simon and Brian returning to bush edge
📷 Alan
View down Mc Millan Stream
📷 Alan
| Start: | 08:39
| Start elev: | 630 m
| Max elev: | 1,407 m
| Distance: | 19.2 km
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| End: | 16:58
| End elev: | 659 m
| Ascent: | 1,126 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.7 km/h
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| Duration: | 08:19 h
| Elev gain: | 29 m
| Descent: | 1,180 m
| Duration tramping: | 07:10 h
|
Hurunui Hut to Loch Katrine
Hurunui sunrise
📷 Brian
Brian, Alan, and Bruce heading out from Hurunui Hut
📷 Simon
View of Mc Millan Stream and Macs Knob and spur we climbed
📷 Simon
Hurunui River and swing bridge
📷 Alan
Near the site of Hurunui 2 Hut
📷 Simon
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
At Lake Sumner Hut
📷 Alan
Loch Katrine from our bach
📷 Simon
Loch Katrine from bach
📷 Alan
Loch Katrine at dusk
📷 Simon
Loch Katrine panorama
📷 Simon
| Start: | 09:59
| Start elev: | 625 m
| Max elev: | 652 m
| Distance: | 9.0 km
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| End: | 12:22
| End elev: | 564 m
| Ascent: | 365 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 3.9 km/h
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| Duration: | 02:23 h
| Elev loss: | -61 m
| Descent: | 436 m
| Duration tramping: | 02:19 h
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