Mount Alta Traverse , 24 - 26 June 2010

A wonderful mid winter trip in a sparkling white landscape. We crossed the Matukituki River opposite Round Hill, then climbed to a campsite on a wide terrace at 1500m of elevation. The next day, it took us eight hours to climb 800m to the summit of Mount Alta - thanks to snow shoes, or we would have never made it. After a second camp at 2000m, we walked out the Rumbling Burn to Lake Wanaka, then via the Minaret Burn track to Homestead Bay. Party: Inka Koch & Danilo Hegg.

Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size. West Wanaka Station ph. 03 443 7144
Treble Cone from the Matukituki River flats near Round Hill
Climbing Matukituki River Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Treble Cone
Treble Cone and Black Peak from the Matukituki River flats near Round Hill
Climbing Matukituki River Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Treble Cone
Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring from the Matukituki River flats near Round Hill
Climbing Matukituki River Mount Aspiring Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View from Round Hill Spur: Niger Peak (left), Rob Roy Peak (back right) and Round Hill (front right)
Climbing Matukituki River Mountaineering New Zealand Niger Peak Rob Roy Peak Round Hill Southern Alps Tramping
Snow shoeing on Round Hill Spur.
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Round Hill Spur Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
Snow shoeing on Round Hill Spur.
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Round Hill Spur Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
Snow shoeing on Round Hill Spur. Mount Aspiring and Triple Peak's southern outlier 1912m in the back
Climbing Mount Alta Mount Aspiring Mountaineering New Zealand Round Hill Spur Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
Snow shoeing on Round Hill Spur.
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Round Hill Spur Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
View from Round Hill Spur: Mounts Edward and Maoriri, Rob Roy Peak, Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring. The Matukituki River below.
Climbing Matukituki River Mount Aspiring Mount Edward Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
West Buchanan Peak at sunset
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Moonrise over the south ridge of Mount Alta
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View from Round Hill Spur: Mounts Edward and Maoriri, Rob Roy Peak, Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring
Climbing Mount Alta Mount Aspiring Mount Edward Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View from Round Hill Spur: Mount Edward, Mount Maoriri and Rob Roy Peak
Climbing Matukituki River Mount Alta Mount Edward Mount Maoriri Mountaineering New Zealand Rob Roy Peak Southern Alps Tramping
On the way to Mount Alta. West Buchanan Peak behind
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Matukituki River Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
On the south ridge of Mount Alta. The Rumbling Burn and the Buchanan Peaks behind
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Matukituki River Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
On the south ridge of Mount Alta.
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the south ridge of Mount Alta.
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Alta from the south
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Aspiring from Mount Alta
Climbing Mount Alta Mount Aspiring Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Alta summit
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Alta summit
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking north from Mount Alta
Climbing Mercury Peak Minaret Peaks Mount Aeolus Mount Alba Mount Alta Mount Arne Mount Awful Mount Castor Mount Doris Mount Kuri Mount Pollux Mount Turner Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking west from Mount Alta
Climbing Matukituki River Mount Alta Mount Aspiring Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking south from Mount Alta
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Avalanche and Mount Aspiring from Mount Alta
Climbing Mount Alta Mount Aspiring Mount avalanche Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
View from Mount Alta: Makarora Valley and Mount Cook
Climbing Mount Alta Mount Cook Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Alta
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking east from Mount Alta
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Sunset on unnamed peak 2227m and the Buchanan Peaks
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Looking east over unnamed peak 2227m at dusk
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking south over the Buchanan Peaks
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
High up on Mount Alta. Mount Earnslaw, Mount Tyndall and Mount Edward are visible on the skyline
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Last day-light on Mount Alta
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Ice climbing anyone? Frozen waterfalls at the head of the Rumbling Burn. The twin falls on the left are just over 100m high
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping waterfall ice
The infant Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Drawing pretty patterns in the snow at the head of the Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mount Alta Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Crossing the Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping snow shoeing snow shoes
Rumbling Burn
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Rumbling Burn
Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Rumbling Burn
Buchanan Peaks Climbing Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
Looking north east across the mouth of the Rumbling Burn and Lake Wanaka from Daniels Spur
Climbing Daniels Spur Mountaineering New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps Tramping
On Daniels Spur, about to dive into the carpet of cloud covering Lake Wanaka
Climbing Daniels Spur Mountaineering New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
UFO landing spot near the Rumbling Burn track
Daniels Spur New Zealand Rumbling Burn Southern Alps fungal circle fungus
Homestead Bay, Lake Wanaka
Flora Homestead Bay Lake Wanaka New Zealand Southern Alps

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Mount Alta Traverse , 24 - 26 June 2010

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