Llawrenny Peaks and Terror Peak, 30 December 2011 - 3 January 2012

Five days of stunning sunshine in Fiordland, and an adventurous trip including thick scrub, steep scrambling and a new route up the unclimbed south face of Terror Peak. Day 1: Starting at Deepwater Basin, we paddled across Milford Sound to the Sinbad Gully river mouth, then followed a DoC track on the true right all the way to the head of the valley. Day 2: Up the spur north of the Llawrenny Peaks and through some abominable scrub into the basin at the foot of the Sinbad Wall, then back onto the spur, and on to a scenic campsite at the edge of the glacier. Best New Years eve location ever! Day 3: We climbed the highest of the Llawrenny Peaks, then crossed the outlet of Lake Terror and up the south face of Terror Peak. Back around the east side of Lake Terror, and over the Llawrenny Peaks. Day 4 and 5, we went back the way we had come. Party: James Thornton, Nina Dickerhof, 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
Paddling across Milford Sound
Climbing Deepwater Basin Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 001
Paddling across Milford Sound
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 002
Paddling across Milford Sound
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 003
Paddling across Milford Sound. Mount Pembroke above
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mount Pembroke Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 009
Paddling across Milford Sound. Mount Pembroke above
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mount Pembroke Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 011
Paddling across Milford Sound - approaching Sinbad Gully. Mitre Peak above
Climbing Fiordland Footstool Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 015
Paddling across Milford Sound
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping alpacka raft pack raft pack rafting paddling Llawrenny Terror 020
View down Sinbad Gully from the first river flats. Mt Philipps stands out on top right; The Twins at centre image
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mount Philipps Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully The Twins Tramping Llawrenny Terror 025
Sinbad River
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping river Llawrenny Terror 046
Sinbad Gully: the impressive rock walls below the east ridge of the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 054
Enjoying the hot sunshine in Sinbad Gully. As you do in Fiordland...
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 063
Sinbad Gully. Looking up towards the head of the valley
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 072
Sinbad Gully: the range connecting Mt Phillips (left) to the Llawrenny Peaks from the first river flats
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mount Philipps Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 094a
Sinbad Gully: the impressive rock walls below the east ridge of the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 102
Sinbad River
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping river Llawrenny Terror 112a
View down Sinbad Gully from the first river flats. Mt Philipps to the left of centre image
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mount Philipps Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 136a
Sinbad River. Mt Philipps at centre image
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mount Philipps Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 152
View down Sinbad Gully from the valley head. The most prominent peaks are Mt Underwood (left, under cloud), unnamed peak 1870m south of Apirana (centre image), the Twins (right) and Mount Philipps (right, in the foreground)
Apirana Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Milford Sound Mount Philipps Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully The Twins Tramping Llawrenny Terror 161
View down Sinbad Gully from the valley head - with sandflies! Mitre Peak on the left, Mount Philipps on the right
Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Philipps Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sandfly Sinbad Gully The Twins Tramping sandflies Llawrenny Terror 167a
The same view down Sinbad Gully - after some serious fly swatting
Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Philipps Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully The Twins Tramping Llawrenny Terror 168
Mitre Peak (middle and low peaks) from the head of Sinbad Gully
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 177
Bashing up the spur at the head of Sinbad Gully. Pt 1415m behind
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping scrub scrub bashing Llawrenny Terror 182
Spot James and Nina. In thick scrub on the spur at the head of Sinbad Gully
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping scrub scrub bashing Llawrenny Terror 187
Sinbad Gully upper basin and Sinbad Wall
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Shadowland Sinbad Gully Sinbad Wall Tramping Llawrenny Terror 190
Sucking it up - on the approach to the Sinbad upper basin
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping scrub scrub bashing Llawrenny Terror 195
Sinbad Wall
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Shadowland Sinbad Gully Sinbad Wall Tramping Llawrenny Terror 197
Abseiling onto the 'terrace' leading into the upper basin of Sinbad Gully
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping abseil abseiling Llawrenny Terror 209
Looking down valley from the Sinbad's upper basin. Our approach route followed the scrubby terrace on the right
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 210
Our route out of the Sinbad's upper basin and onto the Llawrenny Peaks' northern spur
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 217a
In the Sinbad's upper basin
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 226
Climbing out of the Sinbad's upper basin
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 233
View down Sinbad Gully from the Llawrenny Peaks' northern spur
Apirana Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mount Gifford Mount Madeline Mount Patuki Mount Te Wera Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 239
Mitre Peak and Sinbad Gully from the Llawrenny Peaks' northern spur
Apirana Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Gifford Mount Madeline Mount Patuki Mount Te Wera Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 248a
Panorama from the Llawrenny Peaks' northen spur
Apirana Peak Barren Peak Bowen Falls Cascade Peak Climbing Darran Mountains Fiordland Footstool Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mount Gifford Mount Madeline Mount Patuki Mount Te Wera Mount Underwood Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 256b
Mitre Peak south face. A spectacular 1500m drop!
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Madeline Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 265
Mitre Peak south face, top section. Middle Peak (left) and Low Peak (right)
Climbing Fiordland Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 268
On the Llawrenny Peaks' northern spur. We sidled left then up right on partially hidden slopes
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 271
View of Mitre Peak from the Llawrenny Peaks' northern spur. Mt Tutoko and Mt Madeline back right
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Madeline Mount Tutoko Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 280
At 1700m of elevation on the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 308
Yates Point and the coastline north of Milford Sound from the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Yates Point Llawrenny Terror 315
View from the Llawrenny Peaks. Mt Pembroke pokes right above the ridge of Mitre Peak. Yates Point to the left
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Pembroke Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Yates Point Llawrenny Terror 320
Campsite at 1700m on the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping camp campsite tent Llawrenny Terror 329
Campsite at 1700m on the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping camp campsite tent Llawrenny Terror 340
Campsite at 1700m on the Llawrenny Peaks
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping camp campsite tent Llawrenny Terror 348
Mitre Peak ridge and Mount Pembroke at sunrise. View from the Llawrenny Peaks.
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mitre Peak Mount Pembroke Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 357
View west from our campsite on the Llawrenny Peaks. Unnamed peak pt 1767m at centre image
Climbing Fiordland Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Sinbad Gully Tramping Llawrenny Terror 364a
View from the Llawrenny High Peak. Terror Peak at centre image, between the cloud filled Giant Gate Falls Creek (left) and Poseidon Creek (right)
Climbing Fiordland Giant Gate Falls Creek Lake Terror Llawrenny Peaks Milford Sound Mountaineering New Zealand Poseidon Creek Sinbad Gully Terror Peak Tramping Llawrenny Terror 369

Oded
on May 15, 2012
Sad to see the always happy Nina slightly discouraged at the end of the journey. Probably completely forgotten by now. Take good care of yourselves, so that you grow old to look back at these beautiful photos with the knowledge that you lived your youth to the fullest extent, in a most impressive place on the globe.
Noelyn
on April 11, 2012
Wonderful photos! you always seem to have stunningly gorgeous weather on your trips!?
Guest
on March 11, 2012
your images, galleries and trips just keep getting better - thankyou!
Bob McKerrows
on February 1, 2012
Really enjoyed this posting and admire the trips you are doing. Fantastic photos.
Dave Pratt
on January 15, 2012
Hell Danilo, you have done more interesting and demanding tramping and climbing in 2011 than most of us fit into a lifetime. Keep it up (safely!) and keep the awesome images coming. Dave

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Llawrenny Peaks and Terror Peak, 30 December 2011 - 3 January 2012

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Oded

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