Mount Arthur and The Twins, 5 - 8 January 2016

A solo trip exploring the karst landscape on Mount Arthur and The Twins.

Day 1: From Flora Saddle car park to Flora Saddle, Mount Arthur Hut and to the summit of Mount Arthur, where I camped for the night.
Day 2: Down to a lovely campsite by a tarn in Ellis Basin, then over to the summit of the East Twin (1809m) and back to camp.
Day 3: Over the shoulder of Mount Arthur to Flora Hut.
Day 4: A short stroll back to the car park.

Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur. The karst landscape of Horseshoe Basin is in the foreground. Tasman Bay is visible in the distance.
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View to the north-east from the summit of Mount Arthur.
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View from Mount Arthur, looking over Gordons Pyramid and the Tablelands to Mount Snowdon.
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Evening view of The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Mount Owen and Mount Patriarch from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Evening view of The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View into the Leslie River from the summit of Mount Arthur
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View west over the Arthur Range from the summit of Mount Arthur.
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Mount Owen, Mount Patriarch and The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Mount Owen, Mount Patriarch and The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur
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Sunrise on the summit of Mount Arthur
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Sunrise on the summit of Mount Arthur. Tasman Bay back left.
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The Twins at sunrise
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Panorama from Mount Arthur at sunrise. The Twins are at centre image.
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View from Mount Arthur at sunrise
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The Twins at sunrise
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Panorama from Mount Arthur at sunrise. The Twins are at centre image.
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View into Horseshoe Basin and Tasman Bay from Mount Arthur at sunrise.
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Campsite on the summit of Mount Arthur.
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View of Mount Owen from Mount Arthur at sunrise
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Panorama from Mount Arthur at sunrise. The Twins are at centre image.
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View of Mount Snowdon from Mount Arthur at sunrise.
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Mount Arthur Tablelands panorama. Mount Snowdon stands out at centre image.
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The Inland Kaikoura Range at sunrise from the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Tapuae-O-Uenuku and Mount Alarm are the two highest peaks on the left.
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur at sunrise, looking south-east
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Panorama from the summit of Mount Arthur at sunrise. The tops of the Inland Kaikoura Range are on the far left; Mount Owen is on the far right.
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The Twins at sunrise
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Mount Arthur Tablelands
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Mount Arthur Tablelands panorama. Mount Snowdon stands out on the righthand side.
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Mount Arthur Tablelands panorama. Mount Snowdon stands out at centre image; Tasman Bay is on the right.
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View of The Twins from the summit of Mount Arthur. Mount Patriarch back left.
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The Twins from Mount Arthur
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Campsite in Ellis Basin, Arthur Range, surrounded by Māori onion (Bulbinella hookeri).
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The summit of the Northern Twin
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The summit of the Northern Twin
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Northern Twin route topo
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Karst landscape on The Twins. Mount Arthur is in the background
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Karst landscape on The Twins. Mount Arthur is in the background
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Karst landscape on The Twins. Mount Arthur is in the background
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Karst landscape on The Twins.
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Karst landscape on The Twins.
Karst landscape on The Twins.
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Karst landscape on The Twins.
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View of The Twins from the shoulder at 1700m on the south-east ridge of the Northern Twin.
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View of the Southern Twin from the shoulder at 1700m on the south-east ridge of the Northern Twin.
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View of the karst landscape in Ellis Basin from the summit of the Northern Twin.
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View of the karst landscape in Ellis Basin from the summit of the Northern Twin.
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The Southern Twin from the Northern Twin
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The Southern Twin from the Northern Twin
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Mount Arthur and The Twins, 5 - 8 January 2016

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