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2020-08-01 Wanaka < Trips > 2021-01-22 Oriwa Lake Hollow
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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
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| End: | 2020-09-04 12:50
| End elev: | 533 m
| Ascent: | 5,278 m
| Avg tramping speed: | 2.9 km/h
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| Duration: | 36:36 h
| Elev gain: | 10 m
| Descent: | 5,323 m
| Duration tramping: | 33:51 h
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Fly Wellington to Chrischurch, drive to Mesopotamia, tramp Havelock River Mesopotamia to Growler Hut
Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
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Park at the end of the 4 WD road
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Simon ready to go at vehicle
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Simon and view up the Clyde
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Simon approaching Black Mountain hut
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Black Mountain hut
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Brian approaching Black Mountain Hut
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Simon and hat approaching Black Mountain Hut
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Brian on the route up the river
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Brian arriving at Growler Hut
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Brian outside Growler Hut
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Simon at sunset
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| 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
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Growler hut morning
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View down the Havelock Brian rescuing his hat
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Simon and view up Havelock to Mistake Flats
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Brian on track through a small enclave of Beech
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Simon arriving at Curtis Memorial Hut
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View from Erics Biv of St Winifreds
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Brian at Erics Biv
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Erics Biv
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Erics Biv
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View up Havelock from top of Agony Island
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Agony Island and Erics Biv
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| 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
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View up Havelock from Veil Biv trail
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Veil Biv
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View from above Veil Biv up the Havelock s
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Brian and Avalanche debris
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Gorgey Havelock
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View into the head of the Havelock
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Brian returning down Havelock to Agony Island
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Brian at St Winifreds
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St Winifreds
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Brian arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
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Brian arriving at Mistake Flats Hut
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Mistake Flats snow day
Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
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Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
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Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
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Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
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Snowing at Mistake Flats Hut
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Brian on the snow at Mistake Flats
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Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
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Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
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Snow covered Forbes river
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Brian walking back to Mistake Flat Hut
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Simon and Mistake Flats Hut
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Simon outside Mistake Flats Hut snowing
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| Mistake Flats: | 14:50, |
| Mistake Flats: | 15:30, |
| Day total: | 0:40, | 2.0km |
Forbes River, Murphys Stream
Early morning snow view of Havelock
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Forbes Valley
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Mt Mc Millan
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Mistake Flats Hut and Havelock
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Brian in snow at the start of the Forbes
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Simon in snow heading into the Forbes
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Snowy view down the Forbes into the Havelock
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Simon looking up Forbes
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Brian and view down the Forbes
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First view of Forbes Biv
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Brian and Forbes Biv
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Brian up Murphys Stream
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| 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
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Early morning Mistake Flats Hut
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Brian cooking breakfast
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Morning in the Havelock
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Simon and view up the Havelock
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View up Carneys stream
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Brian at Carneys Bivvy
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Brian at Carneys Bivvys
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Carneys Bivvys
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Brian with pack on off down the Havelock
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Havelock
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Growler Hut and up the Havelock
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| 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
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Simon crossing the Growler
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Brian and view back up across the Growler
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Down the Havelock from the Growler
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Brian arriving and Black Mountain hut
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Simon at Black Mountain Hut
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Black Mountain room with a view
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Sinclairs grave
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Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
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Rangitata view from Rangitata Gorge road
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| 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
Lake Emma
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Lake Emma and Hut
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Brian at Lake Emma Hut
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Lake Roundabout
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Potts River and Rangitata
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Havelock from Mt Sunday
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Havelock from Mt Sunday
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