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Havelock River, South Canterbury hut bagging
Maps
Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut
Simon ready to go at vehicle
Simon and view up the Clyde
Simon approaching Black Mountain hut
Simon and hat approaching Black Mountain Hut
Brian on the route up the river
Simon arriving at Growler Hut
Growler Hut
Brian arriving at Growler Hut
Simon at Growler Hut
Brian outside Growler Hut
Simon at sunset
View Up Valley At Dusk
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 and Head of valley
Simon and view up Havelock to Mistake Flats
Brian on track through a small enclave of Beech
Simon outside Curtis Memorial Hut
Brian at Erics Biv
Brian at Erics Biv
Erics Biv
Erics Biv
Inside Erics Biv
View of Erics Biv from top of Agony Island
View up Havelock from top of Agony Island
View down Havelock from Agony Island
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
Brian walk round Agony Island
Brian at foot of trail up to Veil Biv
Brian arriving at Veil Biv
Veil Biv Sword Peak and Brian
View from above Veil Biv up the Havelock stitch c
Simon up near avalance debris
Gorgey Havelock
View into the head of the Havelock
View into the head of the Havelock
Brian at St Winifreds
St Winifreds
Mistake Flats snow day
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
Brian on the snow at Mistake Flats
Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
Snow covered Forbes river
Brian walking back to Mistake Flat Hut
Simon and Mistake Flats Hut
Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
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
Mistake Flats Hut in the snow
Forbes Valley
Simon well up the Forbes
Looking up Forbes
Brian and view down the Forbes
Simon at Forbes Biv
Brian at Forbes Biv
Simon at Forbes Biv
Brian arriving back to Mistake Flats in snow
Brian heading across Forbes to Murphys Stream
Brian up Murphys Stream
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 Havelock
Early morning Havelock
View up Carneys stream
Brian in Carneys Stream
Brian heading up Carneys stream
First view of Carneys Bivys
Carneys Bivvys
Brian at the other Carneys Bivvy
View down Carneys Stream bivvys round corner on left
Brian and view back up the Havelock
Simon and view up the Havelock
Brian at Growler Hut
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
Simon crossing the Growler
Brian and view back up across the Growler
Down the Havelock from the Growler
Brian arriving and Black Mountain hut
Simon at Black Mountain Hut
Black Mountain room with a view
Sinclairs grave
Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
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
Lake Emma
Lake Emma and Hut
Brian at Lake Emma Hut
Lake Roundabout
Potts River and Rangitata
Havelock from Mt Sunday
Havelock from Mt Sunday
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