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From Thursday 28 December 2017 To Thursday 04 January 2018 Cost: $NULL	Trip Leader: Mike Drake Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Phone: 522 4458 (preferred)
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Booking This trip is now closed. Overview This trip will follow the standard route into the Gardens; Clyde River - Frances River - Colin Campbell Glacier - Wee McGregor Glacier - Perth Col. The current plan would be to camp under Baker Peak. Reference Rangitata River Flow Routes Topo Map NZ Mountain Radio Forecast YR - Garden of Eden Ice Plateau YR - Erewhon Station Hut [See Attachments (bottom) for maps.] People Mike Drake Madeleine Rohrer Sue Henley Kate Krawczyk Liz Henderson Pat Holland Gear Everyone will need a harness, carabiners, prusik slings and helmet. Camp under Baker Peak will be on snow. Ice axe and crampons. 30PF+ sunscreen and lip screen. Some people use Buffs or silk scarves for sun protection. Wide brimmed hat good idea. [We will meet before the trip to talk through and demonstrate crevasse travel and use of gear.] Shared Gear List This is view only at the moment. I need to modify to accommodate our two cooking/rope/tent groups. Click here for list. Skills Use of ice axe and crampons essential. Itinerary Day 1 (28/12): Travel to Lake Camp just out from Erewhon Station. Day 2: Travel up the Clyde River to Watchdog Hut. Day 3: Continue up the Clyde and into the Frances River. Camp by the lakes at the foot of Colin Campbell Glacier. Day 4 (31/12): Negotiate "a bit" of terminal morraine debris then onto the Colin Campbell Glacier, taking the true right branch onto the Wee McGregor Glacier to Perth Col. Travel a further several hundred metres and establish camp below Baker Peak. What better place to bring in the New Year. Day 5 (1/1/18): Baker Peak. Enjoy the snowscape; walk up Baker Peak, checkout Adams Col, maybe have a look at Garden of Allah. Day 6: Spare day. Decide to head on down or spend another day on the Garden of Eden. Day 7: Retrace our steps to camp by the lakes. Day 8: Watchdog Hut. Day 9: Erewhon Station, then Nelson. Routes Clyde River Rangitata Flow CTC Trip Photos Newton Peak Garden Of Eden Peaks Add C2A photos Skills Roping Up For Glacier Travel Crevasse Rescue - 1 Crevasse Rescue - 2 Map Series: NULL Agenda : Garden of Eden, West Coast. 28 Dec - 5 Jan 2018
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ONLINE REGISTRATIONS are not currently available for this trip. Please contact the Trip Leader to book onto this trip. , Waiting List Space: 0