Jumbo return, Tararua Ranges, July 2020
Atiwhakatu Hut (500m)
At 1,000m on Raingauge Spur
At 1,170m on Raingauge Spur
Approaching Jumbo Hut (1,230m)
Jumbo Hut at dawn
A dawn view above Jumbo Hut, northwest to McGregor, Broken Axe Pinnacles, the Three Kings, Mitre and Baldy ridge
Looking east from above Jumbo Hut at dawn
The Three Kings, Mitre and Baldy ridge at dawn
Ice patterns on the inside of the fire exit door of Jumbo Hut
Ice formations on vegetation near Jumbo Hut
Snow plugging in thigh-deep powder above Jumbo Hut - not even snow shoes helped in some places
The Three Kings, Mitre and Baldy ridge, from the poled route above Jumbo Hut
A view northeast from about 1,300m, above Jumbo Hut
Approaching Jumbo/Pukeahurangi, with the Three Kings, Mitre and Baldy ridge to the right
A winter view of the Tararua Ranges near Jumbo. From left - Holdsworth, the main range in the distance, Jumbo (left of centre), Angle Knob, McGregor, Broken Axe Pinnacles, and the Three Kings
McGregor, Broken Axe Pinnacles, and the southern-most of the Three Kings
Holdsworth, the main range in the distance and Jumbo (1,405m, right)
The sign indicating Angle Knob, Holdsworth and Jumbo Hut
A view southwest to northwest from Jumbo
Retracing our steps, at the treeline on Raingauge Spur
Back below the treeline at 1,200m
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