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Carkeek Hut Waitangi Extended 6-10 February
A trip to Carkeek Hut. We started by going to Roaring Stag from the Mangatainoka road, then down the Ruamahanga River to Cleft Creek and then over Cow Saddle to Cow Creek. Than we headed up the Waingawa River to Arete Forks and up the steep ridge up to the Waiohine Pinnacles and then along to Tarn Ridge Hut. Then we wandered down Dorset Ridge to Park Forks and up the old track through bush to Carkeek Hut. We then went along Carkeek Ridge to Lancaster, Arete Hut, Dundas, Logan and down to Dundas Ridge Hut. Then we tramped to Pukemoremore, West Peak, East Peak, Herepai Hut and back out to the road end.
Then over Cow Saddle
To Cow Creek Hut for the night
Rex slept under his fly
GUO convinced us to take the river to Arete Forks Hut Thursday morning...
Pistol
"It wont be deep" he said...
He clearly lied!!
We swam more than your average fish does in a day #&@*!
Finally made Arete Forks Hut for lunch
We then set off up Pinnacle Spur
Shame to see the Basil Blatchford memorial cross broken
We arrived at Tarn Ridge Hut upon dark Thursday night
Tarn Ridge Hut
Always a favourite view
Great shot Marcia
Exit stage right down Dorset Ridge Friday morning
Looking back towards Girdlestone and Mitre
Into the bush
Lunch at Park Forks
Up Carkeek Ridge to Carkeek Hut for the night
The sun sets on Tarn/Dorset Ridges
Continuing up Carkeek Ridge Saturday
Arete Hut is not too far off
Some people walked back to the top of Pinnacle Spur to join the red line
There she is
Arete Hut
Bad Ass Bannister
Dundas or Logan I think?
DW
Turn off to Dundas Hut
Dundas Hut
Climbing Pukemoremore (Dundas Hut centre left)
Along Dundas Ridge
Edelweiss
West Peak and East Peak
Marcia and DW east side
Stan Evans grave
