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 e xplore the basin, possibly go up toward Mt Cupola.
Sunday walk back o ut, 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 t echnical. We might split up into groups on Saturday, depending on where peo ple 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. Othe rwise, 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 Coldwate r 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 tax i jetty, then walk into Cupola all together.
Note: if I get more book ings then available spaces, I ll give priority to club members.
| Trip Leader : | Astrid Brauksiepe |
| Phone : | 021 252 0877, 03 927\n |
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| Booking Enquiry Contact (Leave blank unles s Contact is different from Trip Leader) : | Astrid Brauksiepe | <
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| Area : | Nelson Lakes National Park\n |
| Panic Date : | 09-12-2024\n |
| Emergency Contact Name : | Stephen ZAnetti\n | < /tr>
| Contacts Address : | 131 Emano St\n |
| Contacts Phone/s : | 039276203\n | Contacts Email Address : |
| Planned Route : | take water t axi to Coldwater jetty at 8qm on Friday, walk into Cupola Hut. Stay there f or 2 nights. Saturday, maybe split tje group. We have 2 PLBs. Aim for Mt Cu pola summit under Mike Drakes leadership. Some of the group will stay lower down. Sunday, walk back to jetty and water taxi back out to St Arnaud, dri ve home.\n |
| Alternative Route : | Not attempts the summit, but explore Cupola basin on saturday.\n |
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| Cost $ : | 20\n |
| Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on sealed roads to/ from the trip) : | 186\n |
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| Total : | 7\n |