Really should stop heading out for pints before getting up early the next morning!… This Friday it was the Chill pray-for-snow party in the Dux. Seems to have done the trick, it has been raining here (snowing up there) constantly for the last 3 days – if this keeps up twill be a good season. I even won a t-shirt at the spot prizes (not exactly legitimately but all the same..)
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Then Sat morning it was back up to Arthurs Pass, this time heading up the other side. The tramp started up a valley and boulder hopping up a river. There were nice views down over Lake Kaurapataka (the lake on the way in to The Otahake Hot pools), and across to Mt. Alexander too.
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The idea was to get up onto the summit of Mt. Pfeifer (1704m). We even brought ice-axe and crampons. Unfortunately we left a little later than we should have (plus the weather clagged in anyway) Also, I was going pretty slowly to be honest.. not used to wearing heavy mountaineering boots! So we didn’t make it onto the top (this time)… Back down again (note the trees who shed their bark to stop the moss + lichen growing on them..) and then a quick stop in the Bealey pub before back to ChCh.
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