Northern Olivines, 20 - 25 June 2009

This has been one of my best trips in a long time. Six days of spotless weather, perfect snow conditions, good company and a route that turned out to be a lot of fun. One huge disappointment: the lab messed up the processing of my slides!!! I've spent countless hours trying to save what I could in Photoshop. Unfortunately, it is not possible to re-create what is missing in the raw material : ( We started from the Jackson River Road, and walked up Carl Creek to Lake Clarke and Lake Leeb. We followed the Thomson Range to the col between Dagon and Collyer, then dropped into the head of the Martyr River and climbed Staircase Mountain. Finally we hopped over Martyr Spur and descended Martyr Spur to the road between the Cascade River and Martyr Saddle. Party: Lara Wilcocks, 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
Jackson River Road. Next step... across a waste deep river! Brrr....
Hoar frost Jackson River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping car corolla toyota 215 Jackson River park
Lake Clarke
Beech forest Lake Clarke New Zealand Northern Olivines Nothofagus Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke. Gerard Knob, Mt Grant and Fingals Head.
Fingals Head Gerard Knob Haast Range Lake Clarke Mount Grant New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke. Gerard Knob, Mt Grant and Fingals Head.
Fingals Head Gerard Knob Lake Clarke Mount Grant New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke and the Power Notch
Fingals Head Gerard Knob Haast Range Lake Clarke Mount Grant New Zealand Northern Olivines Power Notch Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Clarke. Munro Peak and the Haast range north of Fingals Head in the background.
Fingals Head Haast Range Lake Clarke Munro Peak New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Leeb. Mt Aspiring (left) and Dagon (right) in the background.
Dagon Lake Leeb Mount Aspiring New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Lake Clarke
Lake Leeb. Mt Aspiring (left), Dagon and Collier (right) in the background.
Collyer Dagon Lake Leeb Mount Aspiring New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 31a Lake Leeb Panorama
Arawhata River. Rosy and Sombre Peaks (left), Pollux and Castor (right) in the background
Arawhata River Castor New Zealand Northern Olivines Pollux Rosy Peak Sombre Peak Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Arawhata
On the ridge south of Mt Lindsay
Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Rosy Peak Sombre Peak Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 campsite
Haast Range at sunset
Haast Range New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 215 Sunset campsite
Mt Pollux, Mt Castor and Munro Peak
Castor Munro Peak New Zealand Northern Olivines Pollux Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 sunset
Mt Aspiring
Mount Aspiring New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Aspiring sunset
The Cascade river mouth from the ridge south of Mt Lindsay
Cascade river Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Blocky Ridge
On the ridge south of Mt Lindsay. Mt Aspiring (left) and Dagon (right) in the background
Dagon Mount Aspiring Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 09a Blocky Ridge
Dagon. Our route went over the col to the right
Dagon Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Blocky Ridge
On the ridge sout of Mt Lindsay. Mt Aspiring and Dagon.
Dagon Mount Aspiring Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 13a Blocky Ridge
On the ridge south of Mt Lindsay
Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping keyhole 216 Blocky Ridge
Dagon. Our route went over the col to the right.
Collyer Dagon New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 20a Blocky Ridge
On the ridge south of mt Lindsay. Rosy Peak in the back.
Mount Lindsay New Zealand Northern Olivines Rosy Peak Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Blocky Ridge
On the col between Dagon and Collyer
Collyer Dagon New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Collier Col
Staircase Mountain from the col between Dagon and Collyer
Collyer Dagon New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 216 28a Staircase Mountain Panorama
Martyr River
Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Martyr River
Martyr river flats
Hoar frost Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Martyr River Flats
Hoar frost, Martyr river flats
Hoar frost Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 216 Hoar Frost
Hoar frost, Martyr river flats
Hoar frost Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 217 Hoar Frost
Hoar frost, Martyr river flats
Hoar frost Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 217 Hoar Frost
Hoar frost, Martyr river flats
Hoar frost Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 217 Hoar Frost
The bluffs below Staircase Mountain from the upper Martyr
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping bluffs 217 12a Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain bluffs
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping bluffs 217 Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain bluffs
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping bluffs 217 Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 217 Staircase Mountain
Climbing Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 217 Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping bluffs 217 Staircase Mountain
Climbing Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 217 Staircase Mountain
360 degree panorama from the top of Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Panorama Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 218 01a Staircase Mountain
Descent off Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 218 Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain couloir
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 218 Staircase Mountain
Staircase Mountain campsite. Collyer in the background
Collyer New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping campsite tent 218 Staircase Mountain
Riddle Peak and Richards Spur
New Zealand Northern Olivines Red Hills Richards Spur Riddle Peak Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 218 Mount Riddle
Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 218 17a Staircase Mountain
Joe Peak, Mt Richards and Riddle Peak
Joe Peak Mount Richards New Zealand Northern Olivines Red Hills Richards Spur Riddle Peak Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 218 23a Panorama
On Peak 1449, Martyr River. Joe Peak on the back, left.
Joe Peak Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 218 Peak 1449
Mt Eggelling and the lower Cascase river flats from Peak 1449
Cascade river Martyr River Mount Eggeling New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 218 Peak 1449
Staircase Mountain
New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Staircase Mountain Thomson Range Tramping 218 Staircase Mountain
Collyer from the tarns below Peak 1449, Martyr River.
Collyer Martyr River New Zealand Northern Olivines Southern Alps Thomson Range Tramping 218 35a Tarns below Peak 1449

Southern Alps Photography

Northern Olivines, 20 - 25 June 2009

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