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Cupola Hut

Nelson Lakes National Park

 

Grade: Fit

Event Status: Postponed

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From Friday 06 December 2024
To Sunday 08 December 2024

Cost: $

 

Trip Leader:
Astrid Brauksiepe

Contact:
Astrid Brauksiepe

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Phone: 021 252 0877, 03 927
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POSTPONED from October

Explore Cupola basin, staying in the hut for two nights.

On Friday, very early start, drive to St Arnaud, water taxi and walk into Cupola Hut, about 7 or 8 hrs.

Saturday to explore the basin, possibly go up toward Mt Cupola.

Sunday walk back out, catch taxi back and late arrival in Nelson. Watertaxi $40 pp. Huts $10 per night or annual hut pass.

It's a long walk into Cupola, but not technical. We might split up into groups on Saturday, depending on where people want to go explore. Will have to carry tents, as Cupola hut only has 8 bunks. And possibly crampons, ice axe for those who want to aim for Mt Cupola. I have not climbed it, so i wont lead that part, but somebody else might. Otherwise, there is plenty to explore in the lower ranges.

We might have a group of lucky people that dont have to work on Thursday and walk into Coldwater hut Thursday afternoon, overnight there and join the others coming from Nelson on Friday morning. Meet at the water taxi jetty, then walk into Cupola all together.

Note: if I get more bookings then available spaces, I ll give priority to club members.

Registration

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Spaces left for this event: 1
Registrations close 2024-12-03 20:00, Number Registered: 7 , Trip Capacity: 8, Waiting List Space: 2