Marion Plateau - Mount Lydia, 3 - 8 January 2013
Mt Ian from Mt Lydia. The Hamilton Glacier on left
ClimbingLydiaMarion PlateauMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau369
The Forbes Mountains from Mt Lydia. Mt Earnslaw (East and West Peaks) is just left of centre image, Moira Peak is right in front of Earnslaw's West Peak, while Mt Head is on the right, with Sir William Peak behind
ClimbingForbes MountainsLydiaMoira PeakMount Aspiring National ParkMount EarnslawMount HeadMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau374
View from Mt Lydia: Williamson Flat is in the foreground, with the Five Fingers Range to the left, and the Waipara Range (Cilicia Peak) to the right. McArthur Flat is visible further back, with the Olivine Range (Retreat Pinnacles and Remote Peaks) behind
Cilicia PeakClimbingFive Fingers RangeLydiaMcArthur FlatMount Aspiring National ParkMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine RangeOlivine WildernessRemote PeaksRetreat PinnaclesTrampingWaipara RangeWilliamson FlatMarionPlateau380
Mt Maoriri, Mt Edward and the Whitbourn Glacier from Mt Lydia
ClimbingLydiaMount Aspiring National ParkMount EdwardMount LydiaMount MaoririMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn GlacierMarionPlateau425
The Whitbourn Glacier route to Whitbourn Saddle
ClimbingLydiaMount Aspiring National ParkMount EdwardMount LydiaMount MaoririMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn GlacierWhitbourn Saddleroute topoMarionPlateau425a
View down the Whitbourn River from Mt Lydia
ClimbingLydiaMount Aspiring National ParkMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn RiverMarionPlateau428
The team descending from Mt Lydia to Boys Col. Mt Ian above
ClimbingHamilton GlacierLydiaMarion PlateauMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau435
And there's Geoff striding across the Marion Plateau after his ascent of pt 2215m
Albert PeakClimbingLydiaMarion PlateauMount Aspiring National ParkMount GatesMount LydiaMount MadelineMount TutokoMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau458
Geoff on the Marion Plateau, dwarfed by Mt Ian
ClimbingLydiaMarion PlateauMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau461
Easterly hogsback clouds over Mt Maoriri and Mt Edward
ClimbingLydiaMount Aspiring National ParkMount EdwardMount LydiaMount MaoririMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn Riverhogback cloudhogsbackhogsback cloudMarionPlateau478
On Boys Col. Albert Peak, Mt Gates, Climax Peak and Destiny Peak provide a backdrop to the white expanse of the Marion Plateau
Albert PeakBoys ColClimax PeakClimbingDestiny PeakMarion PlateauMount Aspiring National ParkMount GatesMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau479
The Whitbourn Glacier, Mt Maoriri and Mt Edward from Key Dome
Boys ColClimbingMount Aspiring National ParkMount EdwardMount MaoririMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnowdrift RangeTrampingWhitbourn GlacierMarionPlateau501
Hamilton Glacier, Mount Ian and Mount Tiber from Key Dome
Boys ColClimbingHamilton GlacierKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMount TiberMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau509
On Key Dome, looking across the Dart River to the Forbes Mountains
ClimbingForbes MountainsKey DomeMoira PeakMount Aspiring National ParkMount ClarkeMount EarnslawMount HeadMountaineeringNew ZealandOSONZAC TwinsOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau516
Descending from Boys Col to Key Dome. Mt Amundsen above
Boys ColClimbingKey DomeMount AmundsenMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau523
Jaz descending from Key Dome into the Blue Duck River
Blue Duck RiverClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau525
Descending from Key Dome into the Blue Duck River
Blue Duck RiverClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau532
The Hamilton Glacier and Mt Ian from the slopes above the Blue Duck River
Blue Duck RiverClimbingHamilton GlacierMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau547a
Blue Duck River flats - from our campsite
Blue Duck RiverClimbingMount AmundsenMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau562
Yellow snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis lyallii) at the head of the Blue Duck River. Mount Ian above
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis lyalliiFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingYellow snow margueriteMarionPlateau565a
Yellow snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis lyallii) at the head of the Blue Duck River. Mount Ian above
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis lyalliiFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingYellow snow margueriteMarionPlateau568
Snow marguerites, hybrids Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides x lyallii. Blue Duck River, Dart River
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis lyalliiDolichoglottis scorzoneroidesFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnow margueriteTrampingYellow snow margueritehybridMarionPlateau572
Snow marguerites at the head of the Blue Duck River. Dolichoglottis lyallii (bright yellow, in the back), scorzoneroides (white, front right) and hybrids between the two (cream, front left)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis lyalliiDolichoglottis scorzoneroidesFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnow margueriteTrampingYellow snow margueriteMarionPlateau573
Snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides). Blue Duck River (Dart River)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis scorzoneroidesFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnow margueriteTrampingMarionPlateau576
Snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis scorzoneroides). Blue Duck River (Dart River)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingDolichoglottis scorzoneroidesFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnow margueriteTrampingMarionPlateau577
Alpine willowherb (Epilobium glabellum). Blue Duck River (Dart River)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingEpilobium glabellumFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingalpine willowherbepilobiumMarionPlateau579
Crossing the Blue Duck River at the source
Blue Duck RiverClimbingMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingsnow bridgeMarionPlateau585
Bouldering at the head of the Blue Duck River
Blue Duck RiverClimbingMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingboulderingMarionPlateau592
Gentian (probably Gentianella bellidifolia). Blue Duck River (Dart River)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampinggentiana matthewsiisnow gentianMarionPlateau594
Gentian (probably Gentianella bellidifolia). Blue Duck River (Dart River)
Blue Duck RiverClimbingFloraMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampinggentiana matthewsiisnow gentianMarionPlateau595
Climbing out of the Blue Duck River to Key Dome. Mount Ian behind
ClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMount IanMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau602
We came across a good tunnel to squeeze through en route to Key Dome
ClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingcrevicerock creviceMarionPlateau603
White caltha (Caltha obtusa). Key Dome, Mount Aspiring NP
ClimbingFloraKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessPsychrophila obtusaTrampingwhite calthaMarionPlateau607
Mt Troas, Marion Tower, Mt Edward and Humboldt Tower from Key Dome
ClimbingHumboldt TowerKey DomeMarion TowerMount Aspiring National ParkMount EdwardMount TroasMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau610
Mt Clarke, OSONZAC Twins, Moira Peak and Mt Head from Key Dome
ClimbingForbes MountainsKey DomeMoira PeakMount Aspiring National ParkMount ClarkeMount HeadMountaineeringNew ZealandOSONZAC TwinsOlivine WildernessTrampingMarionPlateau635
The formidable bluffs off Key Dome into the Whitbourn River. Mt Lydia and the Snowdrift Range above
ClimbingKey DomeLydiaMount Aspiring National ParkMount LydiaMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnowdrift RangeTrampingbluffsMarionPlateau639
Headlong Peak from Key Dome. Snowy Creek comes in on its right.
ClimbingDart RiverHeadlong PeakKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessSnowy CreekTrampingMarionPlateau648
On the bluffs of Key Dome. Cleft Peak behind
Cleft PeakClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingbluffsMarionPlateau650
Tiff strikes a pose at the edge of Key Dome's bluffs
ClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn RiverbluffsMarionPlateau658
A good but tenuous route leads through the bluffs off Key Dome into the Whitbourn River
ClimbingKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn Riverbluffsroute topoMarionPlateau661a
Whitbourn River flats. The Dart River can be forded upstream of the forks, but it's swift and thigh deep in normal flow
ClimbingDart RiverKey DomeMount Aspiring National ParkMountaineeringNew ZealandOlivine WildernessTrampingWhitbourn FlatsWhitbourn RiverMarionPlateau663
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