A variation of classic three passes route. Starting on the braided Waima kariri river and climbing Harman, Whiting and Browning passes and then head ing north over Popes pass and Hunts ridge ending back on the main road west of Otira.
We have allocated a window of 9 days to give us some wiggl e room with the weather and given ourselves two days of travel time.
This trip group size is limited to eight participants and requires a high l evel of fitness and experience.
Check out route and some pics here .
| Trip Leader : | Peter Waworis |
| Phone : | 021 798 106\n |
| Email : | |
| Map Series : | BV19, BV20\n |
| Panic Dat e : | 13-03-2021\n |
| Emergency Contact Name : | Diane Dowle\n |
| Contacts Addre ss : | 13 Aratia Way, Richmond\n |
| Cont acts Phone/s : | 0211443471\n |
| Contact s Email Address : | |
| Planned Route : | Drive down Sat arvo to Arthurs Pass.Sund ay Mar 6 - Day One - Klondyke Corner to Carrington Hut or possibly up to Ar iels tarns: 4-5hrs, 14.7kmDay Two - Carrington Hut to Park Morpeth Hut: 9 h rs, 11.7km, +1100mDay Three - Park Morpeth Hut to Julia Hut: 9-11hrs, 12.5k m, +950mDay Four - Julia Hut to Hunts Creek Hut: 8hrs, 9.3km, +1200mThurs M ar 11 Day Five - Hunts Creek Hut to Kellys Creek trk roadend: 3-4hrs, 11.6k mPossibly do some day trips around area and return home Fri or Sat.\n | < /tr>
| Alternative Route : | Bail from Julia Hut up Mary creek and exit via Harman Pass & the Waimak to Klondyke Corner\n |
| Locator Beacon/s : | Beacon #1\n |
| Grading : | The scale and grade can either be entered directly, or calculated. For multi day trips enter the parameter s for the hardest day.\n |
| Cost : | The travel distances are used to calculate the cost of a trip. The trip co-ord inator will complete these values. However, if you know the values, for exa mple by using Google Maps, then by all means complete. Make sure the values (double to include return journey) are correct to be fair to the drivers a nd participants. IMPORTANT: The rate table needs to have a month and year v alue for cents/kilometre. Trip coordinator is responsible to entering this information.\n |
| Cost $ : | 78\n |
| Sealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on se aled roads to/from the trip) : | 800\n |
| Unsealed km (Enter the number of kms travelled on unsealed roads to/from trip.) : | 0\n |
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| Event Status : | Completed\n |
| Visitor s : | 3\n |
| Total : | 5\n |