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1. Travel Tip:
Day 1 - The Divide To Howden Hut
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"Oh what a surprise," said Pubdy as we climbed down from the campervan that had dropped us off at the car park. "It's raining." It wasn't, really. It was just a bit misty, but both of us had... Tags for this Chapter: mountains |
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2. Travel Tip:
Day 3 - Mintaro Hut To Dumpling Hut
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The following day dawned with a flourish of rain beating a techno rhythm against the window, giving the poor spider who had stretched its web across the glass a headache. All 40 of us left... Tags for this Chapter: walk wet cold mountains |
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3. Travel Tip:
Day 3 - More Walking
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Day three was easy compared to day two. But the best thing was that we didn't have to get up until 7am... pure bliss. It was a leisurely stroll down the Cinerama Col. The mountains we had... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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4. Travel Tip:
The Sun Sets Over The Mountain
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Mount Cook has been the crown jewel in the New Zealand mountain chest since people first realised it was the biggest mountain in the country. It is where Sir Edmund Hillary learnt to climb before... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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5. Travel Tip:
Dreaming of Snow
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The warm sun touched our necks as we pulled ourselves onto the West Ridge. Mt Tasman rose seemingly from just across the valley, its massive flanks fat and inviting. During a break I traced my... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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6. Travel Tip:
Climaxing At The Summit
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After lunch the climbing got a bit tougher. We had to ascend a vertical ridge, pulling ourselves ever higher with our ice axes. We climbed unroped, each aware that the other could plummet at... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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7. Travel Tip:
Going Down
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The descent was relatively straightforwards. We just followed the same line we had used to come up. Our crampon marks lay like a traintrack under the sun, and our steps were still well formed in... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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8. Travel Tip:
Day 1 - Bring It on, Ya Big Brute Of A Mountain
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I was up at 5am, as the morning chorus of creaks, groans, and farts echoed from the slumbering hostel. I brewed up and munched on muslie and condensed milk. Pubdy joined me a few minutes later,... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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Day 2 - Where's Wally And Nuts
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I awoke just before midnight to an unusual sound. I lay in the darkness, my eyes closed, trying to place it. It wasn't rain or snow. It wasn't an avalanch. It wasn't the sound of breakfast. ... Tags for this Chapter: mountains climbing |
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10. Travel Tip:
Mount Cook
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There have been 70 people killed while climbing Mount Cook, and the fact that I am here writing this proves that I was not one of them. There is a memorial near Mount Cook Village that remembers... Tags for this Chapter: mountains hills wilderness |
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