Sentinel Peak, 20 - 21 December 2015

A quick jaunt up Sentinel Peak above Lake Hawea.
On Sunday we walked the Sawyer Burn Track to Sawyer Burn Hut, where we dumped our gear, then climbed Sentinel Peak from the south.
On Monday, we walked back out from Sawyer Burn Hut to Kidds Bush.
Party: Kat Manno, Sarah Forder, 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.
Walking up the Sawyer Burn Track above the bushline
Sentinel Peak 012 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Southern Alps Tramping
Sentinel Peak from the south
Sentinel Peak 029 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Approaching the summit of Sentinel Peak. Lake Hawea behind.
Sentinel Peak 040 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Approaching the summit of Sentinel Peak. Lake Hawea behind.
Sentinel Peak 041 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
On the summit of Sentinel Peak, looking into Camp Creek. Camp Peaks are back left; Teat Ridge is in cloud on the right.
Sentinel Peak 044 Camp Creek Camp Peaks Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Teat Ridge Tramping
Lakes Hawea and Wanaka panorama from Sentinel Peak
Sentinel Peak 055a Lake Hawea Lakw Wanaka New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View of Lake Wanaka from Sentinel Peak
Sentinel Peak 056 Lake Hawea Lakw Wanaka New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View of Lake Hawea from Sentinel Peak
Sentinel Peak 057 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
View from Sentinel Peak: Lake Hawea, Dingle Peak, Corner Peak.
Sentinel Peak 058 Corner Peak Dingle Peak Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Descending the east ridge of Sentinel Peak. Lake Hawea is in the background.
Sentinel Peak 067 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Putting crampons on at the top of Sentinel Peak's short snow couloir
Sentinel Peak 081 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping
Sawyer Burn Hut
Sentinel Peak 096 Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Tramping hut
Male cave wētā / tokoriro (Pharmacus chapmanae). Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak Fauna Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Pharmacus Sentinel Peak Southern Alps cave weta cave wētā insect tokoriro weta wētā Pharmacus chapmanae
From Pharmacus chapmanae
Female robber fly (Neoitamus spp.). Sawyer Burn Hut, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 100 Asilidae Fauna Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Hut Sawyer Burn Track Southern Alps insect robber fly
From Genus Neoitamus, unidentified
Red mistletoe / pikirangi (Peraxilla tetrapetala) on mountain beech (Fuscospora cliffortioides). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 003 Flora Lake Hawea Otago Peraxilla tetrapetala Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Sentinel Peak Southern Alps mistletoe pikirangi red mistletoe
From Red mistletoe
Red mistletoe / pikirangi (Peraxilla tetrapetala). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 009 Flora Lake Hawea Otago Peraxilla tetrapetala Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Sentinel Peak Southern Alps mistletoe pikirangi red mistletoe
From Red mistletoe
Leek orchid (Prasophyllum colensoi). Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 027 Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Prasophyllum colensoi Sawyer Burn Sentinel Peak Southern Alps leek orchid orchid
From Leek orchid - Prasophyllum colensoi
Sun orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 116 Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Thelymitra pauciflora orchid sun orchid
From Sun orchid - Thelymitra pauciflora
Sun orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 118 Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Thelymitra pauciflora orchid sun orchid
From Sun orchid - Thelymitra pauciflora
White sun orchid (Thelymitra longifolia). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 127 Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Thelymitra longifolia orchid sun orchid white sun orchid
From White sun orchid - Thelymitra longifolia
White sun orchid (Thelymitra longifolia). Sawyer Burn Track, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 129 Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Sawyer Burn Sawyer Burn Track Thelymitra longifolia orchid sun orchid white sun orchid
From White sun orchid - Thelymitra longifolia
Eyebright (Euphrasia petriei). Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps eyebright Euphrasia petriei
From Eyebright - Euphrasia petriei
Veronica thomsonii, or rather, Veronica x uniflora, a hybrid of V. thomsonii and V. densifolia. Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak 063 Chionohebe thomsonii Flora Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Veronica thomsonii Veronica x uniflora
From Chionohebe thomsonii
Veronica densifolia. Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak Flora Hebejeebie densifolia Lake Hawea New Zealand Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps Veronica densifolia
From Veronica densifolia
Alpine willowherb (Epilobium elegans). Sentinel Peak, Lake Hawea.
Sentinel Peak Epilobium Flora Lake Hawea Otago Sentinel Peak Southern Alps alpine willowherb willowherb Epilobium elegans
From Willowherb - Epilobium elegans