Tag: hiking

  • Matukituki Waterfalls

    Some photos of waterfalls in the West Matukituki valley, taken during a tramping trip with Chris Laing on New Years Eve in 2010.

  • Liverpool Bivvy

    My first major tramping experience. Myself, Andy Helm, Maree Helm and Vanessa Green headed up the Matukituki valley towards Mt Aspring, then detoured up a ridiculously steep incline. The map showed that we were only travelling 200 m from the bottom to the top of the incline, however that was only the horisontal distance, the contour lines showed that it was an 800 m vertical climb to the top! This was before I started playing any sport whatsoever, so my fitness was almost zero. But I made it to the top where there was a spectacular view up the Matukituki valley towards Mt Aspring.

    Start of the trip

     

    A bit further

     

    Dip in the water

     

    Getting near the bottom of the hill

     

    Beautiful river

     

    Bottom of the hill

     

    Liverpool Bivvy hut

     

    Liverpool Bivvy hut from afar