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Blue-Eyetooth-Young, 01-04 January 2016

First trip of the year saw us heading up the Blue to Camp Flat for New Year's Eve, then onto Haunted Spur to climb Eyetooth followed by a descent into the Young Valley North branch. Great camping options along the way made for a relaxing four day trip without the need for huge days - exactly what we needed after the Christmas trip up the Mahitahi. Team: James Thornton and Nina Dickerhof
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The upper flats for lunch before plunging into the bush directly left of me.
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The upper flats for lunch before plunging into the bush directly left of me.

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  • Reaching the middle Blue River flats, marked as scrub on the map.
  • The upper flats for lunch before plunging into the bush directly left of me.
  • Glimpses of Eyetooth during the bushbash.
  • Still tired from our preceding Christmas trip made us assume this position a lot.
  • Looking up to Haunted Spur from camp. We took the tussock rib right of the centre, which curves right just below Haunted Spur.
  • Camp above the head of the Blue looking towards Eytetooth and Actor.
  • Camp above the head of the Blue looking towards Eytetooth and Actor.
  • Looking down the Blue towards Mt Stuart.
  • Eyetooth at sunset.
  • Grey brooding skies to the north-east as we gain height on the rib to gain Haunted Spur, Blue River below.
  • James in front of the head of the Blue, Eyetooth on the left, Victor on the horizon on the right.
  • James on Haunted Spur above the North Young Lake, Mt Awful in the centre, then Doris and Young Peak.
  • Getting closer to Eytetooth.
  • Looking over Maori Saddle into the head of the Okuru, Douglas Saddle in the centre, Brewster on far left.
  • James on the summit of Eyetooth, Souter Peak left of him.
  • Looking down into the Ngatau from the summit of Eyetooth, Emily Pass and Victor on the right, Nerger on the left.
  • Mt Hooker from the summit of Eyetooth.
  • The Young Lake and the landslide that caused it in 2007.
  • Awful, Alba, Dreadful, Doris and Misty Peak (foreground).
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