Waterfall Creek - Hut Creek, 9 - 10 April 2011
Someone forgot their boots at home... Jaz's sneakers will never look this shiny again!
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Triton Peak at the head of Waterfall Creek
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The excellent route through the bluffs at the head of Waterfall Creek. The arrow points to a notch in the south ridge of Triton Peak, where a deep gulch disects the mountain. Take a rope!
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At the head of Waterfall Creek. The Livingstone Mountains are on the horizon, with unnmaed peak 2004m just visible at centre image, and the David Peaks on the far left.
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Looking down Waterfall Creek from the south ridge of Triton Peak. The Livingstone Mountains are on the horizon. The most prominent elevations are the David Peaks (left) and Moffat Peak (centre right)
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Looking down Waterfall Creek from the south ridge of Triton Peak. The Livingstone Mountains are on the horizon in the left half of the image. The Disappearing Peaks are at centre image, while Skelmorlie Peak is on the far right.
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Looking south into the Glade Burn and Lake Te Anau from the south ridge of Triton Peak. Skelmorlie Peak is near the left edge of the image
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A deep narrow gulch disects the south ridge of Triton Peak. This image shows the view into the Glade Burn
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Flat Top Peak from the south ridge of Triton Peak
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The summit of Triton Peak. So close yet so far, just across a notch in the south ridge.
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On the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Scrambling to the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Scrambling to the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Looking south from the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Kat would you mind stepping just one meter further...? On the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Flat Top Peak piercing the cloud
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Triton Peak guards the pass between Waterfall Creek and Hut Creek
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Spot Jaz, crossing a log over Mistake Creek
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