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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, 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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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Sunset on Mt St Bathans

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Spot Mount Aspiring!

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Fence-line on 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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Snow showers over Dunstan Pass

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Snow showers over Dunstan Pass

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Snow showers over Dunstan Pass

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On 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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Boundary Creek Hut, Manuherikia River West Branch

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