Mount Saint Bathans, 21 - 22 July 2012
On the spur north of Rocks Creek, climbing towards Mt St Bathans
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On the spur north of Rocks Creek, climbing towards Mt St Bathans
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On the spur north of Rocks Creek, on the way to Mt St Bathans
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On the spur north of Rocks Creek, on the way to Mt St Bathans
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Mt St Bathans, view down Rocks Creek (right) and the Manuherikia River West Branch (back). The Hawkdun Range in the background
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On the summit ridge of Mt St Bathans
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Approaching the summit of Mt St Bathans
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Sunset on the summit ridge of Mt St Bathans
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Sunset on the summit ridge of Mt St Bathans
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Sunset on the summit ridge of Mt St Bathans
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Sunrise over the MacKenzie Basin and Mt Cook, from the summit of Mt St Bathans
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Panorama from Mt St Bathans. The prominent peaks on the skyline are, from left to right, Mt Brewster, Highlander Peak, Mt Barth, Mt St Mary
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Mount Sefton and Aoraki/Mt Cook at sunrise. View from the summit of Mt St Bathans
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Aoraki/Mt Cook and the MacKenzie Country at sunrise. View from the summit of Mt St Bathans
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View south from Pt 2089m, St Bathans Range. Mt St Bathans left
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View south from Pt 2089m, St Bathans Range.
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Rock glacier (periglacial, or talus-derived) on Mt St Bathans
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A front approaches Mt St Bathans from the south-west. Ten minutes later, the cold air mass hit the mountain we were on, but never made it over the ridge. We were lucky to escape this one!
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A cold front approaches Mt St Bathans from the south-west.
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Dunstan Creek and the Chain Hills from Mt St Bathans
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Dunstan Creek and the Chain Hills from Mt St Bathans
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Mount Sefton and Aoraki/Mount Cook from the St Bathans Range
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The Saint Bathans Range from Pt 1900m
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Descending the spur north of Boundary Creek into the Manukerikia River
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Descending the spur north of Boundary Creek into the Manukerikia River
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Approaching Boundary Creek Hut, Manuherikia River West Branch
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