Harper and Goat Pass, Lewis and Arthur's Pass NP

Arthurs Pass National Park

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From Monday 09 January 2023
To Sunday 15 January 2023

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Anybody interested in joining me on the Harper Pass Route with a possible Mingha/Deception extension?

I'll be in CHCH and get a lift to the Boyle start on the 9th (by a friend, driving back to Nelson. I ll park my car in Yaldhurst, so i can hitch or bus back from Arthurs a week later. You are welcome to share the rides in and out off CHCH). Stay Hope Kiwi Lodge on 9th. I plan to do long days, maybe camp, and complete the track in 4, max 5 days to the Arthurs Pass road end. Ideally, stay at Hurunui Hut on 10th, Kiwi Hut on 11th. Lots of daylight in early Jan! Might have to wait it out for a while near the Taramakau if the river levels on the western side are too high. So, bring spare food and books! The trip is easy (crossing the Main Divide East West on a historic route over the lowest saddle, 963m) but long, 77km, with lots of river travel and crossings.

If weather ok, rivers low enough and energy levels high, I would continue from Aickens to Arthurs Pass along the Deception/Mingha (=coast-to-coast) Route via Goat Pass, with a side trip to Lake Mavis. Stay a night in Arthurs Pass, hitch back to CHCH (or shuttle) on 16th. That's the plan, anyway :) It will not happen after heavy rain. The whole section is on the Te Araroa, so a tent is essential!

I ll be in CHCH from 26/27th, but mostly out off range till 4th jan. So, please contact me BEFORE 27th, or be spontaneous! :)

Astrid, ph 021 2520877

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