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Lochnagar, 19-24th April 2019

Relaxed Easter trip with a whole pit day at the tranquil Lochnagar. Day 1: Raspberry Creek car park to Tummel Burn Hut via Shotover Saddle, Day 2: To Lochnagar Hut via Lake Stream, Day 3: Pit day at Lochnagar Hut, Day 4: Sidle above Pine Creek and over pt 1950m to the head of Snowy Creek, Day 5: To camp on Cascade Saddle, Day 6: Out to Raspberry Creek. Team: James Thornton & Nina Dickerhof
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  • Climbing to Shotover Saddle with a NW engulfing the head of the Matukituki (photo - James Thornton).
  • Blustery descent from Shotover Saddle into Tyndall Creek, Mt Repulse in the distance.
  • Junction Flat at the junction of Tydnall Creek and the Tummel Burn, Tummel Burn Hut is on the bottom right.
  • Reading the hutbook while the storm outside was gathering strength (photo - James Thornton).
  • A brief clearing the next morning at Tummel Burn Hut.
  • Tummel Burn Hut (photo - James Thornton).
  • Leaving Tummel Burn Hut after it started to rain again (photo - James Thornton).
  • Pine Creek Flat in the Shotover.
  • Crossing Lake Stream (photo - James Thornton).
  • James nearing Lochnagar Hut in sleet - the top of the mountain the slid down and formed Lochnagar is on the right.
  • The Lochnagar landslide.
  • Lochnagar Hut with fresh snow almost down to the hut.
  • A very welcome fire after arriving at the hut soaked to the bone.
  • Lochnagar.
  • The Easter Bunny found his way to Lochnagar Hut.
  • Lochnagar Hut and the landslide scar behind.
  • Clearing weather at the end of our pit day.
  • Inside Lochnagar Hut after a good pit day tidy up.
  • Cimbing to the ridge with Pine Creek, the Lochnagar landslide below.
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