At this stage Pat Holland, Gina Andrews, and Mike Drake . Invited Dave Quested and Brian Renwick but no replies. Brian was heading into Fenella Hut when I came out on Wednesday, so probably still in the hil ls.
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Gina 021 628252 (only 6 digits!) Asked Gina for confirmation.
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We did this trip mid December. In from Matukituki; you head up the hill to Shotover Saddle j ust before Waterfall Stream? Anyway, now there is a sign and a poled route all the way from the main track( to Aspiring Hut.) People go up to Sh otover Saddle as a day trip. About 3 hrs up. Lots of spaniards near the sad dle. Tarns just over the saddle are good camp spots.
Then down to right, cross Tyndall Stream to true left and sidle keeping quite high un til you reach the final ridge before the Tummel Burn. We basically followed Moirs. Down to Tummel Burn, though it helps to find the old rocky gully wi th cairns, then old FS track to left with permolat markers as its very clif fy right at the end.
We kept going on cattle tracks down the Shotover . 4wd track from Pine Creek Flat takes you up towards Lochnagar. There is a pully/cage in good order to cross Lake Creek. Poled route to Lochnagar whe re there is a great little hut. It took us 15 hrs to get to Lochnagar from Shotover saddle!! Spent a lot of time route finding. As the weather w as bad we came out the same way but had planned to climb up to the right, c rossing the lake outlet, onto the ridge and make our way along to Snowy Cre ek, then Rees Saddle, Dart Hut, Cascade Saddle and back to the Matukituki. You really need visibility. Overall, we had planned a 5 day trip.
(Includes additional notes from Pam)
Current thoughts .
Day 1: Walk up to Shotover Saddle and over, to a campsite by the ta rns.
Day 2: Follow Tyndall Stream to Junction Flat, then along the Sh otover River, then onto Lochnagar Hut. [Pam: Dead celery pines, as des cribed in Moirs, on the ridge down to The Forks/Tummel Burn Hut are still t here. Veer right from them to find the 'right' cairned bushy then roc ky gully. There are a few. There was a point in the Shotover; over the creek draining Pt 2095 where we climbed up the face rather than go through impenetrable scrub. However, if you can keep to cattle tracks you should b e OK.] Also suggested on one website to keep around 1200m following Tyndall Creek. Looking at the contours this looks like a good idea.
Day 3: C limb spur opposite the hut to Point 1865. Continue along the ridge towards Pt 1896 to Pt 2182, then drop down into Snowy Creek and find a campsite. [P am: Yes, though you'll have to travel on the eastern side of the ridge for some of the way. This is steep and we had taken a rope, iceaxes for th is. You can see the ridge up Pine Creek as you walk down the Shotover.]
Day 4: Head towards Rees Saddle and join the crowds to the Dart River, t hen the poled route to Cascade Saddle and camp.
Day 5: Over Cascade S addle to the Matukituki River West, and back to the car.
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