Jordan Saddle - Sphinx Saddle, 3 - 4 July 2010

Another great wee jaunt on snow shoes. We started up Bealey Spur, which changes its name to Hut Spur above Bealey Top Hut. From Jordan Saddle we descended Galilee Creek into the Avoca River, then snow shoed up Easy Creek to Sphinx Saddle. Down into the Anti Crow River and back into the Waimakariri River to complete a vey varied loop trip. Party: 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
Bealey Top Hut
Bealey Spur Bealey Spur Hut New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Bealey Top Hut
Bealey Spur Bealey Spur Hut New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Bealey Top Hut interior
Bealey Spur Hut New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping hut
Nina on Hut Spur, high above the Waimakariri River
Bealey Spur Hut Spur New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping Waimakariri River
Looking back down Hut Spur - a long way! Little Jordan Stream to the left
Bealey Spur Hut Spur New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Looking south from the top of Hut Spur. Unnamed peak 1907m is in the foreground, Packard Peak (left) and Thesis Peak (right) are behind
Bealey Spur Hut Spur New Zealand Packard Peak Southern Alps Thesis Peak Tramping
Looking into the Avoca River from the top of Hut Spur. The Tobacco Range is on the left, Mt Avoca on the far right
Avoca River Bealey Spur Hut Spur Mount Avoca New Zealand Southern Alps Tobacco Range Tramping
Boulder bashing down a snowy Galilee Creek at night. Fun, huh?
Avoca River Galilee Creek New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Moon above Mt Gizeh's outlier 2104m, Avoca River
Avoca River Mount Gizeh New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Mt Gizeh's outlier 2104m, Avoca River
Avoca River Mount Gizeh New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Avoca River above Blind Creek
Avoca River Mount Avoca Mount Gizeh New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Avoca River above Blind Creek - HDR photograph
Avoca River Mount Avoca Mount Gizeh New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Avoca River above Blind Creek - HDR photograph
Avoca River Mount Avoca New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Avoca River above Blind Creek
Avoca River Mount Avoca New Zealand Southern Alps Tramping
Snow shoeing towards Sphinx Saddle, Easy Stream
Avoca River Easy Creek New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping
Map reading session on Sphinx Saddle. The Mottram Peaks behind
Anti Crow River Mottram Peak New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping
Mt Gizeh's eastern outlier from Sphinx Saddle
Mount Gizeh New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping
Looking back down into Easy Stream and the Avoca River from Sphinx Saddle
Avoca River Easy Creek New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping
Chamois on Sphinx Saddle
New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping chamois
Sphinx Saddle
New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping
Chamois on Sphinx Saddle
New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping chamois
Descent from Sphinx Saddle into the Anti Crow River
Anti Crow River New Zealand Southern Alps Sphinx Saddle Tramping