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Mt Davie, 02-03 December 2017

Fun climb of Mt Davie - the second highest peak in Arthur's Pass NP. Team: James Thornton & Nina Dickerhof
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A rotten rock sramble to reach the summit.
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A rotten rock sramble to reach the summit.

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  • Anti Crow Hut with Mt Harper above.
  • Approaching Kilmarnock Falls, the route goes up the scree gully coming in on the left.
  • Some scrambly bits in the gully.
  • Sidling through bluffs above the gully.
  • Looking across Kilmarnock creek.
  • Up on Kilmarnock spur, down to the White/Waimak confluence.
  • Our camp among rubble on Kilmarnock spur.
  • Mt Davie above our camp (top left corner).
  • Watching the sunset at camp.
  • Moon above the Arthur's Pass peaks. Rolleston in the centre image in the distance.
  • Silding on eastern slopes of Mt Davie, Mt Murchison in the centre image.
  • Sunrise above the Waimak.
  • Negotiating a crevasse below the summit of Davie.
  • The final slope to the summit.
  • The final slope to the summit.
  • Greenlaw and Murchison above James.
  • Steepening slope towards the summit.
  • Cloud rolling in over Harman Pass below. The most distinct peaks from left to right are Armstrong, Rolleston, Franklin.
  • A rotten rock sramble to reach the summit.
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