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Archive for 'Fiordland'
Humping the Hump - the Tuatapere Hump Ridge track
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A night spent in Teal Bay hut on Lake Hauroko reminded me why I hate huts. After we arrive alone, one boat lands. Then another. Then another, who fish for trout at night with pink plastic mice. Then at 2am, a boat load of drunken fools cooks a midnight feast with nonstop cursing. How I […]
Posted: April 19th, 2010 under New Zealand, Fiordland, Tramping.
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January snow in Fiordland! Tramping Gardner - Long Burn - Princess Burn - Princess Mountains
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It didn’t take long to realize that 1 kilogram of food per day was too much. So much for lightweight tramping! Matt and I staggered up Gardner Burn, after turning off the Dusky track a couple of hours up from Lake Hauroko. We had 22 days of food and planned to walk to West Cape. […]
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 under New Zealand, Fiordland, Tramping.
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