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Nelson Lakes National Park
Grade: Fit
Event Status: Completed Hits : 1875
To Sunday 08 December 2024
Cost: $20
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Description
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 ice axe for those who want to aim for Mt Cupola. I have not climbed it, so i wont lead that part, but Mike Drake has offered. Otherwise, there is plenty to explore in the lower ranges.
We might have some lucky people that dont have to work on Thursday and walk into Coldwater or John Tait Hut Thursday afternoon, overnight there and join the others coming from Nelson on Friday morning. We'll meet at the Coldwater 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.
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