F-Knob, Routeburn Track, 31 August - 1 September 2013
F-Knob from the bridge over the Route Burn at the bottom of the Routeburn Flats. I camped on the shoulder on far right. The climb consisted of an easy scrambly section right above camp, followed by a plod on snow and a final 100m along a heavily corniced ridge.
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If you can't write a sign in proper English, don't expect people to be able to read it!
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Mount Xenicus and the tarns above Routeburn Falls Hut
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Mount Xenicus and the tarns above Routeburn Falls Hut
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Pineapple scrub (Dracophyllum menziesii). Routeburn. Ocean Peak in the background
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Routeburn Flats, with Somnus and Momus top left
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Somnus and Momus above the Route Burn North Branch
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Tarn above Routeburn Falls, and the north ridge of Ocean Peak
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Somnus and Momus above the Route Burn North Branch
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Somnus and Momus (left) and the Forbes Mountains (right) above Routeburn Flats
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Unnamed Peak Pt 1952m (Humboldt Mountains), Fraser Col and Emily Peak
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View from the summit of F-Knob: Somnus and Momus
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Lake Harris and Conical Hill; the Darran Mountains in the background
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Panorama from F-Knob: The Darran Mountaind and Hollyford River (left); Lake Harris, Mt Xenicus and Mt Erebus (centre); Nereus Peak, Somnus and Momus above the Route Burn North Branch (right)
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View from the summit of F-Knob: Mt Xenicus, Mt Erebus, Nereus Peak and Somnus
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View from the summit of F-Knob: Unnamed Peak 2117m, Humboldt Mountains, and Mount Bonpland
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View from the summit of F-Knob: Forbes Mountains. Mount Earnslaw at centre image
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Panorama from F-Knob: Mts Xenicus and Erebus (left), Somnus and Momus (centre) and the Forbes Mountains (right)
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View down the north-east ridge of F-Knob. In the background are Nereus Peak, Somnus, Momus and Mt Earnslaw
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Panorama from F-Knob: Unnamed Peak 2117m and Mt Bonpland
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Ailsa Mountains and Livingstone Mountains from the summit of F-Knob. There's a whole forest of peaks in there!
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Mount Te Wera, Mount Syme, Mount Tutoko, Mount Madeline and Alice Peak
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Mount Xenicus and Mount Erebus. Martins Bay back left
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Panorama from the summit of F-Knob, looking north-west
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On the corniced north east ridge of F Knob. Unnamed Peak 2117m and Mt Bonpland in the background
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The Milky Way above Mount Xenicus, Somnus and Momus
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Lake Harris and Darran Mountains (Mount Gifford, Apirana Peak, Mount Revelation)
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Lake Harris and Darran Mountains (Mount Gifford, Apirana Peak, Mount Revelation)
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Mount Xenicus and Mount Erebus
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Ay Göktürk Sel
on December 4, 2013the unnamed peak deserves to be named after the photographer. I love your photos, inspiring and so professional, you have to publish them into a book.