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Tramping Ice Lake Dec 2015
Chris, Em, and Georgia showed up to collect me on boxing day evening. It looked similar to our last trip. An overflowing car and a trip out towards Arthurs Pass. Ian was missing and the car had morphed into a red one. We stopped for curry on the way out and the others described the…
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Via ferrata routes in Gargellen
Leonie and I drove to Gargellen in Austria and did two nice via ferrata routes. The first went up the Röbi ravine just above the river. There were plenty of nice sections near the water and fun crossings. We had lunch at the Ronggalpe after completing the via ferrata in a bit under an hour.…
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Summer Holiday – Day 12 – Škrlatica
We left the biv with one light back pack and our climbing harnesses and headed off for some scrambling. We headed towards Škrlatica (2740 m). Leonie decided it was a bit much scrambling and I headed alone to the top. It was fairly cloudy at the summit but still a good view in some directions.…
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Summer Holidays – Day 11 – Biv to Biv
We woke to blue sky after a good sleep in our little red tent by the biv. We made breakfast and tried to decide where to go. We formulated a plan to skip Triglav and head up to another biv in the hills. We left and sweated with our heavy packs up, up, and up.…
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Tramping Hopkins Valley Jan 2015
I spent three full days tramping with Chris, Em, and Clare in around the Hopkins and Landsborough valleys. Day 1: We walked up the Hopkins Valley from Monument Hut to Elcho Hut. From there we headed up Elcho Stream and up to Chloe Col. We descended to a tarn just above 1500 m camped the…