Camerons Creek - Mount Shrimpton, 11 - 12 May 2002

This was Lara's birthday trip. Rain west of the divide forced us to give up on our original plan up the Wills, but we didn't regret it since the McKerrow Range is wonderful.
On Saturday we walked up Camerons Creek to a campsite on the tops just west of Cameron Hut. On Sunday we traversed over Mount Shrimpton and descended to Makarora township.
Party: Lara Wilcocks, Aaron Whitehead, Shelley Graham, Megan Bergkessel, Anna Pilbrow, Neil Charters, 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
Lara in Camerons Creek
Camerons Creek Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Campsite on the tops west of Camerons Creek Hut
Camerons Creek campsite Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Campsite on the tops west of Camerons Creek Hut
Camerons Creek campsite Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Packing up the campsite on the McKerrow Range
Camerons Creek campsite Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
North of peak 1834m on the McKerrow Range
McKerrow Range Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Tarn north of peak 1834m on the McKerrow Range
McKerrow Range Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Tarn north of peak 1834m on the McKerrow Range
McKerrow Range Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Tarn north of peak 1834m on the McKerrow Range
McKerrow Range Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Tarn north of peak 1834m on the McKerrow Range
McKerrow Range Camerons Creek Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, traversing under peak 1834m
McKerrow Range Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, on the south ridge of peak 1834m
McKerrow Range Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking across the Makarora from the McKerrow Range. Mt Aspiring and the Wilkin River are on the left, Mount Alba and Mount Awful on the right.
Makarora River Makarora River McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mt Aspiring from the McKerrow Range
Aspiring Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Aspiring New Zealand Southern Alps Tititea Tramping Wilkin River
McKerrow Range, on the south ridge of peak 1834m
McKerrow Range Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range: the tarn south of peak 2016m, Mt Shrimpton (centre-left) and peak 1977m (right)
Tarns south 2016 Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, tarn south of peak 2016m
25a Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, tarn and peak 2016m above (right)
Tarn south 2016 Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Shrimpton from the north
Shrimpton Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mount Shrimpton from the north
Shrimpton Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
North of Mt Shrimpton: looking into the headwaters of Camerons Creek, and over pass 1166m into the High Burn
Camerons Creek Camerons Creek High Burn Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, tarn north-west of peak 1958m
Tarn 1958m Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
McKerrow Range, tarn north-west of peak 1958m
Tarn 1958m Makarora McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Makarora township and Tiel Creek from Mount Shrimpton
Makarora Makarora River Makarora township McKerrow Range New Zealand Southern Alps Tiel Creek Tramping
Looking south from Mt Shrimpton: peak 1960m right of the tarn, and the Makarora Valley below
Looking south from Shrimpton Makarora Makarora River McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Mount Shrimpton
Shrimpton Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking north from Mt Shrimpton: peak 2016m at centre image, and Mt Brewster on the right-hand horizon.
Looking north from Shrimpton Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Brewster Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Descending west of Mount Shrimpton
Shrimpton from the west Makarora McKerrow Range Mount Shrimpton New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping