{"id":30526,"date":"2021-12-31T23:58:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/?page_id=30526"},"modified":"2025-02-19T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:47:16","slug":"highlights-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/summary-2\/highlights-2020-2024\/highlights-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-27027 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-new-zealand category-tramping tag-highlight tag-highlight2021 entry has-media\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2022\/01\/rees-rees-dec-2021\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rees Rees Dec 2021\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-800x440.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-2048x1125.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/The-Dart-Glacier-Tramping-Rees-Rees-Dec-2021-1536x844.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2022\/01\/rees-rees-dec-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rees Rees Dec 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&nbsp; Jeremy, Katie, and I drove to Wanaka for a night and then on to the Rees valley the following day. The plan was to do a variation on the Rees Dart tramping track. Usually such a trip would be known as the Rees Dart but we named our variation the Rees Rees owing to&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26667 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-new-zealand category-ski-touring category-skiing tag-highlight tag-highlight2021 entry has-media\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/08\/ski-touring-camp-stream-hut-2021\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ski Touring Camp Stream Hut 2021\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Snow-and-tracks-Ski-Touring-Camp-Stream-Hut-Aug-2021-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/08\/ski-touring-camp-stream-hut-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ski Touring Camp Stream Hut 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">So after spending two nights at the CMC lodge in Mt Cook village we drove back North to Tekapo in the fresh snow that had come down very low and was coating the valley floor near Lake Pukaki. I hadn\u2019t seen this much snow here\u2026 ever? We drove to the DoC access point near Mt&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-26664 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-new-zealand category-ski-touring category-skiing tag-highlight2021 entry has-media\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/08\/ski-touring-snowy-gorge-hut-2021\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1640\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ski Touring Snowy Gorge Hut 2021\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-800x513.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-2048x1312.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/nggallery_import\/Craig-and-Lake-Ohau-behind-Ski-Touring-Snowy-Gorge-Hut-Aug-2021-1536x984.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/08\/ski-touring-snowy-gorge-hut-2021\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ski Touring Snowy Gorge Hut 2021<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We left on Friday morning at 5:30 am and drove down to Lake Ohau. Parking near the lake, we packed our gear for an overnight trip and got going about 11 am which is pretty late considering when it gets dark. I\u2019d realised on the way down that I\u2019d forgot the tent, which meant we&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-25128 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-kahurangi-national-park category-new-zealand category-tramping tag-highlight tag-highlight2021 entry has-media\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/01\/kahurangi-point\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1546\" src=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kahurangi Point\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-800x483.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-2048x1237.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/nggallery_import\/Walking-along-the-beach-Kahurangi-Point-Jan-2021-1536x928.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/2021\/01\/kahurangi-point\/\" target=\"_self\" >Kahurangi Point<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Craig flew down on Friday and went biking for a day with Reagan. We all ended up at the flat on the hot summer evening eating pizzas that I magicked up. We packed my car and Craig and I drove to Paines Ford later in the evening and camped at Hangdog despite it being &#8220;fully&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30528,"parent":31242,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":6195,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30526","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30526"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30529,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30526\/revisions\/30529"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cris.lovell-smith.com\/trips\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}