The Remarkables, 30 March - 1 April 2012

Walking around in circles in The Remarkables. On Saturday we completed the "Grand Traverse" of Double Cone and Single Cone - what a lovely, enjoyable scramble, in spite of some rather cold weather. After a night in the rock bivvy by Lake Alta, on Sunday we walked the Queens Drive then returned via the tarns at the head of Wye Creek. Party: Claire McElwain and 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
Lake Alta panorama - and a full view of the Remarkables Grand Traverse
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 009a Edit
Lake Alta panorama - and a full view of the Remarkables Grand Traverse
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 009a
The Remarkables - Single Cone and Double Cone from the northern shore of Lake Alta
Climbing Double Cone Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 012
Under Telecom Tower
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 036
Lake Alta, Single Cone and Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 050a
View of the Southern Alps across the Wakatipu Basin from the NE ridge of Telecom Tower, The Remarkables
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Rastus Burn Remarkables Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wakatipu Basin 054a
Single Cone (left) and Double Cone (right) from the north west
Climbing Double Cone Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 061
The summit of Single Cone (2319m) from the north west
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 063
The summit of Double Cone (2307m) from the north west
Climbing Double Cone Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 066
View of Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown from the gap south of Telecom Tower, The Remarkables
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queenstown Remarkables Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 070a
View of Queenstown and the Frankton Arm of Lake Wakatipu from the gap in the ridge south of Telecom Tower, The Remarkables. Kelvin Peninsula in the foreground. Mt Crichton, Ben Lomond and Bowen Peak are the three prominent mountains above Queenstown
Ben Lomond Bowen Peak Climbing Frankton Frankton Arm Kelvin Peninsula Lake Wakatipu Mount Crichton Mountaineering New Zealand Queenstown Remarkables Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 073
Telecom Tower from the south, The Remarkables
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Telecom Tower The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 077
Claire looking ahead to the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 086
View of Lake Wakatipu from the north west ridge of Double Cone, The Remarkables
Bayonet Peaks Ben Lomond Cecil Peak Climbing Collins Bay Collins Creek Double Cone Eyre Peak Jacks Point Jane Peak Kingston Lake Wakatipu Lochy River Mount Crichton Mount Dick Mountaineering New Zealand Queenstown Refuge Point Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Whites Bay 096a
View of Lake Wakatipu from the north west ridge of Double Cone, The Remarkables
Bayonet Peaks Ben Lomond Cecil Peak Climbing Collins Bay Collins Creek Double Cone Eyre Peak Jacks Point Jane Peak Kingston Lake Wakatipu Lochy River Mount Crichton Mount Dick Mountaineering New Zealand Queenstown Refuge Point Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Whites Bay 096b
Cecil Peak from the north west ridge of Double Cone
Cecil Peak Climbing Double Cone Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 101
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 103
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 107
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 114
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 123
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 128
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 137
Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone. Yes it was cold!
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 140
On the first summit of Double Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 142
On the second summit of Double Cone. Single Cone behind
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 148
Looking back to the first summit of Double Cone and Lake Alta
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 156a
The summit of Double Cone from the south east - and a fun scrambly descent down that left-hand ridge!
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 159
Lake Wakatipu and Double Cone from the summit of Single Cone
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 169a
View south from Single Cone: Wye Creek, The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 178
Double Cone from Single Cone, The Remarkables
Climbing Double Cone Grand Traverse Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 179
Descending Single Cone
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu abseil abseiling 190
Descending Single Cone
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu abseil abseiling 193
Lake Alta rock bivvy #1 - our home for the night
Climbing Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Rock bivvy The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu biv bivvy bivvy rock rock biv 202
Lake Alta rock bivvy #2 - The Cave
Climbing Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Rock bivvy The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu biv bivvy bivvy rock rock biv 216
View of Lake Wakatipu from the northern end of the Queens Drive
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queens Drive Queenstown Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 218
Climbing the scree slope to the northern end of the Queens Drive
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queens Drive Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 224
The scree slope at the northern end of the Queens Drive
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queens Drive Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 226
View of Queenstown and Frankton from the Queens Drive, The Remarkables
Ben Lomond Bowen Peak Climbing Frankton Frankton Arm Kelvin Peninsula Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queens Drive Queenstown Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 230
View of Frankton and the Kawarau River from the Queens Drive, The Remarkables
Climbing Frankton Frankton Arm Kawarau River Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Queens Drive Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 234
View into Wye Creek from the southern slopes of Single Cone. The Remarkables on the right-hand side
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 245a
Tarns at the head of Wye Creek
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 250
Single Cone, Wye Creek
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 264
Single Cone, Wye Creek
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 273a
Wye Creek and The Remarkables
Climbing Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu Wye Creek 279a
Single Cone and Double Cone above Lake Alta
Climbing Double Cone Lake Alta Lake Wakatipu Mountaineering New Zealand Remarkables Single Cone The Remarkables Tramping Wakatipu 292