Olivine Ice Plateau, 10 - 17 December 2014

McClimont Peak, Big Bay and Blockade Peak from Key Rock.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0665 Big Bay Blockade Peak Climbing Key Rock McClimont Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Climax Peak and Blockade Peak from the slopes above the Memorial Icefall
Olivine Ice Plateau 0667 Blockade Peak Climax Peak Climbing Memorial Icefall Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Solution Col Southern Alps Tramping
Intervention Ridge and The Tower from the snowfields above the Memorial Icefall.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0671 Climbing Intervention Ridge Memorial Icefall Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps The Tower Tramping
Climbing Climax Peak, Olivine Wilderness.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0673 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Climbing Climax Peak, Olivine Wilderness.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0675 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
On the summit ridge of Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0680 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Destiny Peak and Tititea / Mount Aspiring from Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0685 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Mount Earnslaw / Pikirakatahi from Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0687 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Pikirakatahi Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Mount Grave, Paranui Peak and Mount Parariki from Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0688 Climbing Darran Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Grave Mount Madeline Mount Parariki Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Big Bay and Mount Antoinette (Little Red Hill Range) from Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0691 Big Bay Climax Peak Climbing Little Red Hill Range Little Red Hills Mount Antoinette Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Albert Peak, Betty Peak and Possibility Col from Climax Peak. Somnus and Mount Christina in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0694 Albert Peak Betty Peak Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Christina Mount Crosscut Mountaineering New Zealand Possibility Col Somnus Southern Alps Tramping
Peter and Gemma on the summit of Climax Peak, high above the Olivine Ice Plateau
Olivine Ice Plateau 0697 Climax Peak Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping
Destiny Peak, Tititea / Mount Aspiring, Mount Lydia, Mount Ian from the summit of Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0701 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Ian Mount Lydia Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau 0703 Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
The Derivation Névé and Darran Mountains from the summit of Climax Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0704 Climax Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Derivation Névé Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau panorama from Climax Peak.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0721a Ark Big Bay Climax Peak Climbing Forgotten River Col Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Southern Alps Tramping glacier
360° panorama from Climax Peak, Olivine Wilderness. 14 December 2014, h09:15. Music: “Winterlandschaft”, by Jürgen Köster
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A surprise awaited us as we descended into Blockade Stream... a huge rockfall had taken out our route!
Olivine Ice Plateau 0726 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping landslide rock avalanche rockfall
The rock avalanche at the head of Blockade Stream
Olivine Ice Plateau 0732 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping landslide rock avalanche rockfall
We had to cross its path to get back to camp
Olivine Ice Plateau 0738 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping landslide rock avalanche rockfall
A big part of our route out of Bockade Stream to the Olivine Ice Plateau had been taken out!
Olivine Ice Plateau 0740 Blockade Stream Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping landslide rock avalanche rockfall
ANIMATED GIF: The rock avalanche in Blockade Stream happened at 11am on 13 December 2014. It continued several hundred meters below the lower edge of the image, destroying the campsites mentioned in Moir's Guide North, at 1300m of elevation at the base of the waterfall.
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ANIMATED GIF: The release zone of the rock avalanche in Blockade Stream (11am, 13 December 2014). A chunk of rock approx. 3,000 to 4,000 cubic metres in volume was dislodged by freeze-thaw weathering.
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View from Mount Gates: Climax Peak, Destiny Peak, Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Mount Lydia, Mount Ian. The Joe River below
Olivine Ice Plateau 0785 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Joe River Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Ian Mount Lydia Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
View into the head of Blockade Stream from Mount Gates. From left to right are Ark, Intervention Ridge, Key Rock, Climax Peak and Destiny Peak
Olivine Ice Plateau 0791 Ark Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Intervention Ridge Key Rock Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
View into the head of the Joe River from Mount Gates. The Twin Icefall is on the left, the Derivation Icefall on the right. The most prominent peaks on the skyline are Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Mount Maori, Mount Lydia, Mount Ian, Mount Tewha.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0794 Climbing Derivation Icefall Joe River Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Ian Mount Lydia Mount Maori Mount Tewha Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tititea Tramping Twin Icefall
View from Mount Gates. Mount Aspiring / Tititea and Popes Nose are on the left, with Mount Barff in front. Mount Maori, Mount Maruiwi and Pivot Peak are at centre image. Mount Lydia is on the right, between Mount Maoriri and Mount Edward further back. Destiny Ridge is in the foreground.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0801 Climbing Destiny Ridge Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Barff Mount Edward Mount Gates Mount Lydia Mount Maori Mount Maoriri Mount Maruiwi Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Pivot Peak Popes Nose Southern Alps Tititea Tramping
Climax Peak and Destiny Peak from Mount Gates
Olivine Ice Plateau 0803 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
The Darran Mountains from Mount Gates. From left to right, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Mount Grave, Paranui Peak and Mount Parariki.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0805 Climbing Darran Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Grave Mount Madeline Mount Parariki Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Ark and Intervention Ridge from Mount Gates
Olivine Ice Plateau 0806 Ark Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Ark and Intervention Ridge from Mount Gates
Olivine Ice Plateau 0811a Ark Climbing Intervention Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
The Forgotten River flats from the south ridge of Mount Gates. Darran Mountains, Bryneira Range and Skippers Range in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0813 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Skippers Range Southern Alps Tramping
The Forgotten River flats from the south ridge of Mount Gates. Bryneira Range and Skippers Range in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0815 Bryneira Range Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Gates Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Skippers Range Southern Alps Tramping
Climax Peak and Destiny Peak from Watkins.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0816 Climax Peak Climbing Destiny Peak Destiny Ridge Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
View into the head of the Joe River and Victor Creek from Watkins. From left to right are Mount Aspiring / Tititea, Mount Lydia, Mount Edward, Mount Ian, Mount Ansted, Mount Tyndall, Mount Tewha.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0822 Climbing Joe River Mount Ansted Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Edward Mount Ian Mount Lydia Mount Tewha Mount Tyndall Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping Victor Creek Watkins
The Forbes Mountains from Watkins: Mount Head, Sir William Peak and Mount Earnslaw. Mount Bonpland is on the far right.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0824 Climbing Forbes Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mount Head Mountaineering New Zealand Sir William Peak Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
Sir William Peak and Mount Earnslaw from Watkins
Olivine Ice Plateau 0826 Climbing Forbes Mountains Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Sir William Peak Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
View into the Joe River from Watkins
Olivine Ice Plateau 0827 Climbing Joe River Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Watkins
Mount Aspiring / Tititea and Mount Lydia from Watkins
Olivine Ice Plateau 0829 Climbing Mount Aspiring Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Lydia Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping Watkins
En route from Watkins to Stefansson Peak, Barrier Range.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0835 Barrier Range Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Stefansson Peak Tramping Watkins
En route from Watkins to Stefansson Peak, Barrier Range.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0837 Barrier Range Climbing Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Stefansson Peak Tramping Watkins
Climbing to Pt 2101m east of Desperation Pass
Olivine Ice Plateau 0846 Barrier Range Climbing Desperation Pass Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View down the Dart River from Pt 2101m east of Desperation Pass. Sir William Peak and Mount Earnslaw are on the far left; Mount Bonpland is at centre image.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0848 Climbing Dart River Desperation Pass Mount Aspiring National Park Mount Bonpland Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand Sir William Peak Southern Alps Tramping
The team below Seal Col. The Margaret Glacier and Albert Peak are in the background.
Olivine Ice Plateau 0851 Albert Peak Barrier Range Climbing Dart River Hedin Peak Margaret Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Seal Col Southern Alps Tramping
View into the Margaret Burn from the spur below Seal Col
Olivine Ice Plateau 0853 Barrier Range Climbing Margaret Burn Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Seal Col Southern Alps Tramping
View into the Margaret Burn from the spur below Seal Col
Olivine Ice Plateau 0855 Barrier Range Climbing Margaret Burn Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Seal Col Southern Alps Tramping
Margaret Glacier and Barrier Range peaks. Albert Peak, Glacier Col, Gino Peak, Watkins, Stefansson Peak, Desperation Pass
Olivine Ice Plateau 0859 Albert Peak Barrier Range Climbing Desperation Pass Gino Peak Glacier Col Margaret Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Stefansson Peak Tramping Watkins
Margaret Glacier and Barrier Range peaks. Hedin Peak, Albert Peak, Glacier Col, Gino Peak, Watkins, Stefansson Peak, Desperation Pass
Olivine Ice Plateau 0861 Albert Peak Barrier Range Climbing Desperation Pass Gino Peak Glacier Col Hedin Peak Margaret Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Stefansson Peak Tramping Watkins