McLean Peaks, 27 - 28 October 2012

A weekend trip in the Takitimu Mountains, Southland. We walked up the Aparima River to the Aparima Huts on Friday night, then continued up the Spence Burn to Spence Biv the next day. On Sunday we climbed over the McLean Peaks and down into Pleasant Creek. Party: Aaron Whitehead, Brad Nicholson, Gwenn Le Mée, Inka Koch, Jaz Morris, Susan Lilley, Tiffany-Ann Stephens, 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
Aparima Huts, Aparima River
Aparima Aparima Huts Aparima River New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 003a
Aparima Huts, Aparima River
Aparima Aparima Huts Aparima River New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 009
Aparima Huts, Aparima River
Aparima Aparima Huts Aparima River New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 022a
On the track to pt 564m above Aparima Huts, Aparima River.
Aparima River New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 029a
On the track to pt 564m above Aparima Huts, Aparima River
New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 038a
Trig pt 564m above Aparima Huts. The Spence Burn (left), Aparima River north branch (centre) and Coal Creek (right) in the background.
Aparima Aparima River Coal Creek New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping trig trig station McLean Peaks 044a
Trig pt 564m above Aparima Huts. The Aparima River north branch (left) and Coal Creek (right) in the background
Aparima Aparima River Coal Creek New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping trig trig station McLean Peaks 050a
The Waterloo Burn and Mt Hamilton from Trig pt 564m above Aparima Huts.
Mount Hamilton New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping Waterloo Burn trig trig station McLean Peaks 066a
Spence Biv food museum - 1
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping food museum museum McLean Peaks 078a
Spence Biv food museum - 2
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping food museum museum McLean Peaks 083
Spence Burn and Spence Biv, Takitimu Mountains
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 107a
Spence Burn and Spence Biv, Takitimu Mountains
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 118a
Spence Burn near Spence Biv, Takitimu Mountains
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Spence Burn near Spence Biv, Takitimu Mountains
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Spence Biv, Spence Burn
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping hut McLean Peaks 151a
Billy on the fire, Spence Biv
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping camp fire fire McLean Peaks 164
Billy on the fire, Spence Biv
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping billy camp fire fire pot McLean Peaks 166
Sitting by the campfire, Spence Biv, Spence Burn
New Zealand Southland Spence Biv Spence Burn Spence Hut Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping billy camp fire fire pot McLean Peaks 176
The Aparima Peaks across the Spence Burn from the McLean Peaks
Aparima Peaks McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 183a
The Aparima Peaks across the Spence Burn from the McLean Peaks
Aparima Peaks McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 197
The McLean Peaks from the west. The high peak 1495m (left) and pt 1487m (right)
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 204a
View across the Wairaki River to the MacKinnon Peaks from the west ridge of the McLean Peaks
MacKinnon Peaks McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping Wairaki River McLean Peaks 211
On the summit ridge of the McLean Peaks, Takitimu Mountains
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 214a
On the summit ridge of the McLean Peaks, Takitimu Mountains
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 220 Edit
On the summit of the McLean Peaks, looking into the lower Spence Burn
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 224
View into the head of the Spence Burn from the McLean Peaks
Aparima Peaks Family Peaks McLean Peaks New Zealand Revelation Peaks Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 227b
The ridge leading to the Wairaki Peaks from the McLean Peaks. Spence Peak behind
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Peak Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping Wairaki Peaks McLean Peaks 238
The MacKinnon Peaks (1502m, centre image) and Telford Peak (1577m, right) from the McLean Peaks
MacKinnon Peaks McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Telford Peak Tramping Wairaki River McLean Peaks 244a
McLean High Peak (1495m) from pt 1470m
McLean Peaks New Zealand Southland Spence Burn Takitimu Takitimu Mountains Tramping McLean Peaks 254a