Annick Peak - Mount Eglinton, 28 May - 2 June 2020
28 May: Nocturnal paddle from the Eglinton River mouth to Camp Bay. Without a moon, gliding on the calm waters of Lake te Anau in complete darkness and silence was a surreal experience.
29 May: Camp Bay to End Peak.
30 May: Traverse of Annick Peak, then along the tops to a tarn on the slopes of Mount Eglinton.
31 May: Ascent of Mount Eglinton to enjoy the views, then back and down to a campsite below Pt 1632m.
1 June: Return to Camp Bay via low route.
2 June: Early morning paddle back to the Eglinton River mouth on a rough lake in a building up nor'west.
Head of Lake Te Anau from the south ridge of End Peak. Mount Mitchelson and Mount Anau are on the skyline.
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Head of Lake Te Anau from the south ridge of End Peak. Mount Mitchelson and Mount Anau are on the skyline.
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Franklin Mountains across Lake Te Anau from End Peak. The Billy Burn is at centre image. Lee Island and Safe Cove bottom right.
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Franklin Mountains across Lake Te Anau from End Peak. The Billy Burn is at centre image.
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Looking south over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Mount Eglinton and Annick Peak from End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Mt Mitchelson, Mt Anau and Skelmorlie Peak at the head of Lake Te Anau
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Looking south over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Skelmorlie Peak and Mount Eglinton from End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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Annick Peak from the west. The small tarn on the ridge was my first campsite.
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As I set up camp on the ridge of End Peak, rain showers advanced from the west across Lake Te Anau, one row following another, very much like curtains in a theatre.
The sun setting behind the mountains cast a pattern of lights and shadows on each curtain, giving life to a unique three dimensional show of lights.AnnickPeakEglinton160bAotearoaBilly BurnEarl MountainsEglinton ValleyEnd PeakFiordlandFiordland National ParkFranklin MountainsLake Te AnauNew ZealandSunsetTrampingrainshowersweather
Campsite tarn on the east ridge of End Peak
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Mount Eglinton from the east ridge of End Peak
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Looking north over Lake Te Anau from End Peak
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As I set up camp on the ridge of End Peak, rain showers advanced from the west across Lake Te Anau, one row following another, very much like curtains in a theatre.
The sun setting behind the mountains cast a pattern of lights and shadows on each curtain, giving life to a unique three dimensional show of lights.AnnickPeakEglinton188aAotearoaBilly BurnEarl MountainsEglinton ValleyEnd PeakFiordlandFiordland National ParkFranklin MountainsLake Te AnauNew ZealandSunsetTrampingrainshowersweather
Sunset over the Franklin Mountains from a campsite on End Peak
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Sunset over the Franklin Mountains from a campsite on End Peak
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Sunset over the Franklin Mountains from a campsite on End Peak
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Stuart and Franklin Mountains across Lake Te Anau from Annick Peak
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View south from Annick Peak: Mount Hamilton, Takitimu Mountains, Mount Titiroa, Murchison Mountains
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On the west ridge of Annick Peak
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View south from Annick Peak: the Dunton Range and Mount Hamilton are in the background.
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View to the south-east from the summit of Annick Peak. The Countess Range is in the background.
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Barrier Peak, Pariroa / Castle Mount and The Sentinel from Annick Peak
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View north from Annick Peak
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View north from Annick Peak
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Mount Hamilton and Takitimu Mountains from Annick Peak
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Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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Pt 1440m and Pt 1468m south of Annick Peak, Earl Mountains
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