Tararua Peaks, April 2018
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Climbing above Table Top towards Bridge Peak (1,421m), with the main Tararua Range stretching left
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On the descent from Bridge Peak on to the main Tararua Range, looking north east
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On the descent from Bridge Peak on to the main Tararua Range, looking north east, with Hector River right and Penn Creek left
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On Vosseler (1,198m), with Yeates (1,205m) right
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On Yeates, looking to McIntosh (1,286m) and the Pakihore Range stretching left
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The view west down to Penn Creek and, in the far distance, Kapiti Island, from near Yeates
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Approaching McIntosh (1,286m)
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A view From McIntosh, south west, back along the main range
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On the ridge beyond McIntosh, looking south, back along the main range
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On the ridge beyond McIntosh, looking to Tuiti (1,325m) - the western-most of the two Tararua Peaks. The other is Tunui, almost the same height
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Approaching Tuiti (1,325m)
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Climbing Tuiti (1,325m)
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Just beneath the top of Tuiti, with the notch giving access to the Ladder lower left
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A view south west, back along the main range, from Tuiti
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Descending Tuiti to the notch and ladder, with the main range stretching north
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From the top of the ladder
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From the top of the ladder
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From the bottom of the ladder
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On the chain protected route beneath the ladder, which goes beneath Tunui before rejoining the ridge west of Maungahuka Peak (1,330m)
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On the chain protected route beneath the ladder, which goes beneath Tunui before rejoining the ridge west of Maungahuka Peak (1,330m)
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Back on the main ridge, on the approach to Maungahuka
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Just before the climb to Maungahuka (1,330m)
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Climbing Maungahuka (1,330m)
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On top of Maungahuka (1,330m), with the main range stretching away to the left. Maungahuka Hut is just beyond the next high point
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Nearing sunset and Maungahuka Hut
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Looking north to Maungahuka Hut (1,280m). Mount Holdsworth (1,470m) is on the right skyline
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Looking north to Maungahuka Hut (1,280m). After 8.5 hours on the go one day 1, some room temperature (i.e. lovely and cold) beers awaited me at this hut - Kiwi Lager, possibly the nicest beer I've ever enjoyed and I didn't even have to carry it in!
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A view west, from just above Maungahuka Hut, at sunset
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A view from just above Maungahuka Hut, with the Tararua Peaks left and the Pakihore Ridge stretching right, at sunset
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Maungahuka Hut (1,280m) at sunrise
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A view to the south, of Maungahuka Hut
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A view to the south, of Maungahuka Hut
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A view to the south, of Maungahuka Hut
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The view north just beyond Maungahuka Hut to Simpson (1,138m), Wright (1,196m) and Aokaparangi (1,354m), in cloud at right
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Heading north along the main range in cloud
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Approaching Simpson (1,138m)
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Approaching Wright (1,196m)
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Climbing Wright (1,196m)
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Climbing Wright (1,196m)
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Descending the northern side of Wright
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Descending the northern side of Wright
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Climbing Aokaparangi (1,354m)
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Climbing Aokaparangi (1,354m)
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Climbing Aokaparangi (1,354m)
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The view south, back to Aokaparangi
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Heading north on the ridge between Aokaparangi and Kahiwiroa
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Approaching Kahiwiroa (1,320m)
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Climbing Kahiwiroa (1,320m), with Junction Knob (1,375m) and Mount Crawford (1,462m) on the skyline
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The view north just beyond Kahiwiroa (1,320m) to Junction Knob (1,375m) and Mount Crawford (1,462m), centre skyline
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A fine example of Goblin forest, immediately after dropping beneath the bushline beyond Kahiwiroa
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Forest fungi
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Emerging from the bush at Anderson Memorial Hut (1,150m)
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A view south, back to Anderson Memorial Hut
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A view south, back to Anderson Memorial Hut and the main Tararua Range
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A view south, at about 1,200m, beyond Anderson Memorial Hut
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The Tararua Peaks and Maungahuka Peak and Hut are in the centre of this panorama of the main Tararua Range, viewed from the north
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The Tararua Peaks (right) and Maungahuka Peak and Hut (left), viewed from the north of Anderson Memorial Hut
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Descending the ridge heading west from Junction Knob (1,375m)
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Back below the treeline en route to Waitewaewae Hut
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Back below the treeline en route to Waitewaewae Hut
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The swing bridge crossing the Otaki River, just north of Waitewaewae Hut
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Approaching Waitewaewae Hut
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Waitewaewae Hut (290m)
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An uncharacteristically straight and flat section of Tararua bush trail near Plateau (530m), on the trail out from Waitewaewae Hut
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Waterfall action breaks the dreariness as we trudge in the rain out to Otaki Folks. 57 horizontal and 4 vertical kms made this a good solid two and a half day trip into the hills
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