Olivine Ice Plateau, 7 - 19 December 2001

With rain on ten days out of twelve, this must be one of my wettest trips ever. And yet, we did well making the most out of those half-days of sunshine we were blessed with. We reached the Olivine Ice Pleateau via the Rock Burn, Park Pass, Cow Saddle, Fiery Col and the Forgotten River. After a quick jaunt up Climax Peak, we retraced our footsteps to the Olivine Range, then climbed Fohn and Brenda Peak above the Fohn Lakes. The final stage of the trip took us down the Beans Burn from Fohn Saddle to the Dart River. Party: Jarrod Amoore, Danilo Hegg.

Trip map. 1 grid square = 10km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size
The road up Lake Wakatipu
Glenorchy Lake Wakatipu Mount Earnslaw road
On the track to Lake Sylvan
Lake Sylvan New Zealand Red beech Southern Alps Tramping nothofagus fusca
Somnus from Theatre Flat, Rock Burn
New Zealand Rock Burn Somnus Southern Alps Theatre Flat Tramping
On Park Pass. Mt Tutoko in the back
New Zealand Park Pass Rock Burn Southern Alps Tramping
On Park Pass, looking at the Bryneira Range
Bryneira Range New Zealand Park Pass Rock Burn Southern Alps Tramping
The Darran Mountains from Park Pass
Darran Mountains Hidden Falls Creek New Zealand Park Pass Southern Alps Tramping
Fiery Col from Cow Saddle
Cow Saddle Fiery Peak Frery Col New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking into Hidden Falls Creek from Cow Saddle
Cow Saddle Hidden Falls Creek New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Fiery Creek from Fiery Col
Frery Col New Zealand Olivine Ledge Olivine River Southern Alps Tramping
Approaching Fiery Col
Cow Saddle Frery Col New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Forgotten River headwaters in rain
Forgotten River New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Intervention Ridge and Forgotten River Col
Forgotten River Col Intervention Ridge New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau and Memorial Icefall
Forgotten River Col Memorial Icefall New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau panorama
Climax Peak Memorial Icefall New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On the ice plateau
Forgotten River Col Memorial Icefall New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On Forgotten River Col
Forgotten River Col Intervention Ridge New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On Forgotten River Col
Climax Peak Forgotten River Col New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Digging a tent-site
New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping shovel
Camp-site on Forgotten River Col
New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping campsite tent
On the way to Climax Peak
Climax Peak New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Solution Col Southern Alps Tramping
Climax Peak
Climax Peak Memorial Icefall New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Solution Col Southern Alps Tramping
Sir William Peak and Mt Earnslaw from Solution Col
Climax Peak Mount Earnslaw New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Solution Col Southern Alps Tramping
Daedalus and Destiny Peak
Climax Peak Destiny Peak New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Destiny Peak and Mt Aspiring from Climax Peak
Climax Peak Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Destiny Peak and Mt Aspiring from Climax Peak
Climax Peak Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
The Olivine Ice Plateau from Climax Peak
Ark Climax Peak New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Panorama from Climax Peak
Ark Climax Peak Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Climax Peak
Ark Climax Peak New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Climax Peak
Climax Peak Destiny Peak Mount Aspiring New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Descent off Climax Peak
Climax Peak New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau
New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Olivine Ice Plateau
Futurity Rock New Zealand Olivine Ice Plateau Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Yellow snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis lyallii). Forgotten River Valley, Mount Aspiring NP
Dolichoglottis lyallii Flora Forgotten River New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Yellow snow marguerite
Forgotten River Valley
Forgotten River Intervention Ridge New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Irvine Peak and Mallory Peak, Forgotten River Valley
Forgotten River Irvine Peak Mallory Peak New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Forgotten River Flats
Bryneira Range Forgotten River New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Forgotten River Gorge
Forgotten River New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping chasm
Sunset Creek rock bivvy
New Zealand Olivine River Olivine Wilderness Rock bivvy Southern Alps Sunset Creek Tramping bivvy rock
Horrid spaniard (Aciphylla horrida). Olivine Ledge, Mount Aspiring NP
Aciphylla horrida Flora Horrid spaniard New Zealand Olivine Ledge Southern Alps Tramping
Horrid spaniard (Aciphylla horrida). Olivine Ledge, Mount Aspiring NP
Aciphylla horrida Flora Horrid spaniard New Zealand Olivine Ledge Southern Alps Tramping
The stream draining the Fohn Lakes
Fohn Lakes New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On the way to Fohn Saddle
Fohn Lakes Fohn Saddle New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
On the way to Fohn Saddle. The summit of Fohn above.
Fohn Fohn Saddle New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Big Fohn Lake
Brenda Peak Corinna Peak Fohn Lakes New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Sunset Peak Tramping
Big Fohn Lake
Fohn Fohn Lakes New Zealand Olivine Wilderness Southern Alps Tramping
Looking into the Beans Burn from Fohn. Cosmos Peaks (left) and Niobe Peak (right)
Beans Burn Cosmos Peaks Fohn New Zealand Niobe Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Cosmos Peaks
Cosmos Peaks Fohn New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping