Friday 28 December 2012

Gillespie Pass

Tramping up the Young Valley

Above Young Forks

Helen starting the 1000 piece jigsaw of Harrowgate, Yorkshire in the Young Hut, the next occupants will have a lot of work to do.

Upper Young Valley


Climbing up the Gillespie Pass Track above the Upper Young Valley


The East Ridge of the inappropriately named Mount Awful.

Snow!


Heading down into Gillespie Stream with Mount Awful




The flats of Siberia Valley


Tramping up to Lake Crucible under the east face of Mount Alba


Lake Crucible





Potential around Crucible Lake


The attractive summit pyramid of Mount Thompson


Leaving Siberia Valley


The Wilkin Valley


Glendu Bay Track

A scorching Christmas Day in Wanaka so we headed out early to mountain bike to Glendu Bay and back with a refreshing swim in Lake Wanaka on the way back.

Mount Aspiring Viewpoint 2 months on.




Sunday 23 December 2012

Tubing the Matukituki

Christmas holidays kick off with fantastic weather in Wanaka while the North Island is looking forward to a wet Christmas. Great time to tube the Matukituki from Matukituki station to West Wanaka.





Mount Aspiring