Bryneira Range High Peak, 19 - 20 September 2015

A solo trip up the highest point of the Bryneira Range, Unnamed Peak Pt 1793m.
On Friday night I walked from the lower Hollyford Road end down the Hollyford Track to Hidden Falls Hut - a great place to wake up on a Saturday morning!
On Saturday I walked the Hollyford Track to Little Homer Saddle, then climbed through the bush north of an unnamed lake and to the saddle Pt 1339m just north of Prospector Peak. To my surprise, I found the route through the bush to be fast and easy - no bluffs, bush lawyer or any thick vegetation, and even a decent deer trail up the spur above the lake. Definitely a good access route to the Bryneira Range! I bivvied on a small ledge just next to the saddle, (mostly) sheltered from a fierce south-easterly wind that would have made camping impossible. Just as well I did not carry a tent!
On Sunday, I climbed to the high point of the Bryneira Range (Pt 1793m) in perfect conditions, then retraced my steps to the car park and drove back to Dunedin.

Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size.
Hidden Falls Hut, Hollyford Track
Bryneira Range 006 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hidden Falls Hut Hollyford Hollyford Track Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping hut
View up valley from Hidden Falls Hut, Hollyford. Mount Tuhawaiki is the prominrnt snowy peak just right of centre image.
Bryneira Range 008 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hidden Falls Hut Hollyford Mount Tuhawaiki Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
First glimpse of the Bryneira Range tops from the bench at 500m of elevation above Little Homer Saddle. Prospector Peak is on the far right, while Pt 1715m is on the far left. I climbed into the valley just left of Prospector Peak.
Bryneira Range 011 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hollyford Mountaineering New Zealand Prospector Peak Tramping
View of the Darran Mountains from the slopes above Little Homer Saddle. From left to right are Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak. The two valleys draining Madeline and Tutoko are Madeline Creek and Glacier Creek
Bryneira Range 016 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Glacier Creek Madeline Creek Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
View of the Darran Mountains from the slopes above Little Homer Saddle. From left to right are Mount Lyttle, Mount Gunn, Mount Gifford, Mount Tuhawaiki, Taiaroa Peak, Mount Revelation.
Bryneira Range 019 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Gifford Mount Gunn Mount Lyttle Mount Revelation Mount Tuhawaiki Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
View of the Darran Mountains from the slopes above Little Homer Saddle. From left to right are Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko. The two valleys draining Madeline and Tutoko are Madeline Creek and Glacier Creek
Bryneira Range 023 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Glacier Creek Madeline Creek Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Pt 1715m and Pt 1561m above Little Homer Saddle, Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 024 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Mount Te Wera and the unnamed lake south-east of Little Homer Saddle, Hollyford.
Bryneira Range 029 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Te Wera Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Hollyford River and Darran Mountains from the slopes of the Bryneira Range. From left to right are Mount Tuhawaiki, Taiaroa Peak, Mount Revelation, Mount Te Wera, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko.
Bryneira Range 033 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
The Hollyford River and Mount Thunder, northern Darran Mountains.
Bryneira Range 035 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hollyford River Mount Thunder Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
View of the Darran Mountains from the slopes above Little Homer Saddle. From left to right are Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko. The two valleys draining Madeline and Tutoko are Madeline Creek and Glacier Creek
Bryneira Range 038 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Glacier Creek Madeline Creek Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains: Mount Tuhawaiki, Taiaroa Peak, Mount Revelation, Mount Te Wera, from the slopes of the Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 039 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Revelation Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
$Hollyford River and Darran Mountains from the slopes of the Bryneira Range. From left to right are \Nount Te Wera, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko.$
Hollyford River and Darran Mountains from the slopes of the Bryneira Range. From left to right are \Nount Te Wera, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko.
Bryneira Range 041 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hollyford Hollyford River Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Pt 1715m and Pt 1561m above Little Homer Saddle, Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 043 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Pt 1715m and Pt 1561m above Little Homer Saddle, Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 045 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
My first view of Pt 1793m, high point of the Bryneira Range, scoured by a fierce south-easterly wind. The picture was taken from the saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak.
Bryneira Range 046 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Pt 1715m (left) and Pt 1793m (right), high point of the Bryneira Range, from the saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak.
Bryneira Range 050 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Amphion Peak and Minos Peak from the saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak, Bryneira Range. Park Pass is directly below Amphion.
Bryneira Range 052 Amphion Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Minos Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Park Pass Tramping
Panorama from the unnamed saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak, Bryneira Range, looking south-east.
Bryneira Range 062a Amphion Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hidden Falls Creek Lake Nerine Minos Peak Mount Chaos Mount Nox Mountaineering Nereus Peak New Zealand North Col Park Pass Park Pass Glacier Serpentine Range Tramping
Panorama from the unnamed saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak, Bryneira Range, looking south-east.
Bryneira Range 062b Amphion Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hidden Falls Creek Lake Nerine Minos Peak Mount Chaos Mount Nox Mountaineering Nereus Peak New Zealand North Col Park Pass Park Pass Glacier Serpentine Range Tramping
Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak from the unnamed saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak, Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 066 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak from the unnamed saddle Pt 1339m north of Prospector Peak, Bryneira Range.
Bryneira Range 073 Alice Peak Astrophotography Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping night night sky stars
Darran Mountains: Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 342 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains panorama from the Bryneira Range tops
Bryneira Range 347a Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Tarewai Mount Te Wera Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains panorama from the Bryneira Range tops
Bryneira Range 347b Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Tarewai Mount Te Wera Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops. From left to right are Taiaroa Peak, Mt Revelation, Karetai Peak, Mt Te Wera, Mt Waitiri, Mt Tarewai.
Bryneira Range 349 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Mount Revelation Mount Tarewai Mount Te Wera Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 356a Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range Darran Mountains David Peaks Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Moffat Peak Mount Christina Mount Lyttle Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Prospector Peak Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 356b Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range Darran Mountains David Peaks Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Moffat Peak Mount Christina Mount Lyttle Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Prospector Peak Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Bryneira Range tops - climbing towards Pt 1793m
Bryneira Range 361a Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Bryneira Range tops - climbing towards Pt 1793m
Bryneira Range 362 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Bryneira Range tops - climbing towards Pt 1793m
Bryneira Range 365a Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Bryneira Range tops - looking straight up to the summit of Pt 1793m
Bryneira Range 366 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Bryneira Range tops - climbing towards Pt 1793m
Bryneira Range 369 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 375a Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Mount Christina Mount Lyttle Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Prospector Peak Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Unnamed Peak Pt 1793m, the highest point of the Bryneira Range
Bryneira Range 378 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
View from the south ridge of Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range. Somnus is on left, Mt Erebus is at centre image, the Livingstone Mountains and Countess Range are back right.
Bryneira Range 383 Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range David Peaks Fiordland Fiordland National Park Livingstone Mountains Moffat Peak Mount Erebus Mountaineering Nereus Peak New Zealand Somnus Tramping
Unnamed Peak Pt 1793m, the highest point of the Bryneira Range
Bryneira Range 385 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Unnamed Peak Pt 1793m, the highest point of the Bryneira Range
Bryneira Range 387 Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains from the slopes of Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range: Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak.
Bryneira Range 388 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains from the slopes of Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range: Mount Waitiri, Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak, Paranui Peak.
Bryneira Range 394a Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 394b Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range Darran Mountains David Peaks Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Moffat Peak Mount Christina Mount Gifford Mount Lyttle Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Prospector Peak Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Darran Mountains from the Bryneira Range tops.
Bryneira Range 394c Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Countess Range Darran Mountains David Peaks Fiordland Fiordland National Park Karetai Peak Moffat Peak Mount Christina Mount Gifford Mount Lyttle Mount Madeline Mount Revelation Mount Syme Mount Te Wera Mount Tuhawaiki Mount Tutoko Mount Waitiri Mountaineering New Zealand Paranui Peak Prospector Peak Taiaroa Peak Tramping
Hollyford River and Mount Thunder, northern Darran Mountains.
Bryneira Range 395 Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Hollyford River Mount Thunder Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
Darran Mountains from Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range: Mount Syme, Mount Madeline, Mount Tutoko, Alice Peak.
Bryneira Range 397 Alice Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Mount Madeline Mount Syme Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Tramping
View south from Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range. The most prominent peaks on the skyline are, from left to right, Somnus, Unnaped Peak Pt 2117m (Humboldt Mountains), Mount Erebus, Unnamed Peak Pt 2096m (Ailsa Mountains), David Peaks, Moffat Peak.
Bryneira Range 398 Bryneira Range Climbing David Peaks Erebus Fiordland Fiordland National Park Humboldt Mountains Moffat Peak Mount Erebus Mountaineering New Zealand Somnus Tramping
View from Pt 1793m, Bryneira Range: O'Leary Peak, Pluto Peak and Mount Earnslaw. Amphion Peak is in the foreground.
Bryneira Range 399 Amphion Peak Bryneira Range Climbing Fiordland Fiordland National Park Forbes Mountains Mount Earnslaw Mountaineering New Zealand O'Leary Peak Pluto Peak Tramping
360° degree panorama from Unnamed Peak Pt 1793m, highest point in the Bryneira Range
Bryneira Range 422b

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Bryneira Range High Peak, 19 - 20 September 2015

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