Christmas 2000/01 - West Coast, South Island

   
      

Organiser: Wendy Jenner

Three sections of the West Coast were visited.

Paparoa Range
Hokitika catchment
Harihari area

eg:
Inland Pack Track
Waggon/Cave creeks
Croesus
Arahura/Styx
  
  
  
West Coast

Some snaps from the trip:

Toaroha Bivvy 1

 

  Toaroha Biv from the saddle

Toaroha Bivvy with socks! 2

 

 Close up of Toaroha Biv 
  - note the socks!

Riverbank bash 3

 

 Whitcombe River

Upper Hokitika River 4

 

 

  Upper Hokitika River

Swingbridge over the Whitcombe 5

 

 

  Swingbridge over 
  Whitcombe River

Cableway

6

 

 Cableway over Hokitika
  River near Rapid Creek Hut

 

Pauline & tent 7

 

 

 Another snap of Toaroha Biv
  looking the other direction

Two wire crossing 8

  On the way up to Frew Biv

 Why have a proper bridge
  when 2 wires will do!
  Unfortunately these  wires
  are due to be upgraded  to
  proper bridges in the near
  future

Lunchstop 9

 

 Robert (the one with at least
 7 salami  crackers) and Alan
  partaking of lunch. 

Muscular Robert

10

 

 

 Muscular Robert ascending
 the peaks.

 

 



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