Fenella Hut/Cobb Valley - Organiser: Grahame Harris.

On Saturday we started walking just after 10am and reached Fenella Hut mid-afternoon. Two people pitched tents because there were others at the Hut, then six of us set off for the saddle above the Waingaro valley. By this time there was a cold wind. Two turned back and four continued to the top of Waingaro Peak, arriving back at the hut before 6pm. By this time the hut was roasting hot. An evening spent in conversation terminated around 8.30pm. It rained during the night, and was still drizzling in the morning, but with promise of clearing so we waited. About 9.45 the sun came out, so three headed down valley while six set out to take in the circuit of the swimming hole and rock garden. As we reached the open ridge, the sun disappeared and it started to snow. So it continued off-and-on until lunch at Chaffeys Hut. Then it cleared but remained cloudy and cool until we reached the cars and headed for home some time after 3pm. Not the greatest of weather, but nevertheless seemed to be enjoyed by all.

Party: Grahame Harris, Ross Price, Uta Purcell, Kathy Harrison, visitors Sally Thomson, Trudy Knighton, Marguerite Verheul, and out of the woodwork Dave Familton and Shirley Gabrielsen - good to see you back.