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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
Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
Simon ready to go at vehicle
Brian following the 4 WD trail
Simon and view up the Clyde
Simon approaching Black Mountain hut
Black Mountain hut
Brian approaching Black Mountain Hut
Brian at Black Mountain Hut
Brian on the route up the river
Simon arriving at Growler Hut
Brian at sunset
Brian outside Growler Hut
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
Simon and Forbes
Brian and view down the Havelock
Simon arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
Brian leaving Mistake Flats Forbes behind
Brian in the Havelock
Simon at St Winifreds Hut
Brian at Erics Biv
View from Erics Biv of St Winifreds
Erics Biv
Inside Erics Biv
Agony Island and Erics Biv
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
Brian and view back to Agony Island
Brian arriving at Veil Biv
Brian and view down Havelock
Looking down on Veil Biv
Gorgey Havelock
View into the head of the Havelock
Brian arriving at St Winifreds Hut
Erics Bivvy sign on back of St Winifreds Door
St Winifreds
Looking back at Agony Island
Brian arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
Mistake Flats Hut
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
Mistake Flats Hut in the snow
Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
Brian and Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
Simon at the start of the Forbes
Simon well up the Forbes
Brian in the Forbes
Looking up Forbes
Brian and Forbes Biv
Simon at Forbes Biv
Forbes Biv
Looking up Murphys Stream with Brian from where we stopped
Simon looking down Murphys Stream in snow
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 heading up Carneys stream
Brian closing on Carneys Bivvys
Brian at the other Carneys Bivvy
Brian looking into the head of Carneys Stream
In Carneys Stream
Brian and view back up the Havelock
Brian at Growler Hut
View from Growler up the Havelock
Growler Hut and up the Havelock
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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