The Remarkables, 30 March - 1 April 2012
Lake Alta panorama - and a full view of the Remarkables Grand Traverse
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Lake Alta panorama - and a full view of the Remarkables Grand Traverse
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The Remarkables - Single Cone and Double Cone from the northern shore of Lake Alta
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Lake Alta, Single Cone and Double Cone
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View of the Southern Alps across the Wakatipu Basin from the NE ridge of Telecom Tower, The Remarkables
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Single Cone (left) and Double Cone (right) from the north west
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The summit of Single Cone (2319m) from the north west
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The summit of Double Cone (2307m) from the north west
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View of Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown from the gap south of Telecom Tower, The Remarkables
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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
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Telecom Tower from the south, The Remarkables
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Claire looking ahead to the north west ridge of Double Cone
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View of Lake Wakatipu from the north west ridge of Double Cone, The Remarkables
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View of Lake Wakatipu from the north west ridge of Double Cone, The Remarkables
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Cecil Peak from the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone
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Claire on the north west ridge of Double Cone. Yes it was cold!
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On the first summit of Double Cone
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On the second summit of Double Cone. Single Cone behind
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Looking back to the first summit of Double Cone and Lake Alta
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The summit of Double Cone from the south east - and a fun scrambly descent down that left-hand ridge!
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Lake Wakatipu and Double Cone from the summit of Single Cone
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View south from Single Cone: Wye Creek, The Remarkables and Lake Wakatipu
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Double Cone from Single Cone, The Remarkables
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Lake Alta rock bivvy #1 - our home for the night
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Lake Alta rock bivvy #2 - The Cave
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View of Lake Wakatipu from the northern end of the Queens Drive
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Climbing the scree slope to the northern end of the Queens Drive
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The scree slope at the northern end of the Queens Drive
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View of Queenstown and Frankton from the Queens Drive, The Remarkables
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View of Frankton and the Kawarau River from the Queens Drive, The Remarkables
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View into Wye Creek from the southern slopes of Single Cone. The Remarkables on the right-hand side
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Tarns at the head of Wye Creek
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Wye Creek and The Remarkables
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Single Cone and Double Cone above Lake Alta
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