2. Tramping and mountaineering in New Zealand
  3. North of Arthur's Pass to Nelson Lakes

Top Waitahu Biv, 29-30 July 2017

This trip to the unique Top Waitahu Biv served as a great reminder that between Maruia and Reefton hides this spectacular block of granite country - the Victoria Range. Despite being accessible in a weekend from Christchurch, the biv - one of the few huts in the area - only gets 2-3 visits per year, most of which are fly-in hunting visits. Team: James Thornton & Nina Dickerhof
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  • Sunrise in Lake Stream.
  • Lake Stream.
  • One of many crossings of Lake Stream.
  • Lovely beech forest.
  • Pt 1573 m from the Lake Stream flats.
  • Crossing the lake near Lake Stream Hut.
  • Floating sheets of ice.
  • Lake Stream Hut.
  • The head of Lake Stream.
  • Nearing the saddle east of Pt 1568 m, Lake Stream and its lake below.
  • Sidling above the Mariua Valley.
  • Sidling in the basin south of Pt 1601m.
  • Dropping down to the tarn in the head of Shaw Stream.
  • The tarn in the head of Shaw Stream, Ivess Peak left of centre.
  • Sidling around the tarn.
  • Dropping down into the bush below the tarn's outlet. The route to Top Waitahu Biv is over the col slightly left of centre.
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  • In the head of Shaw Stream and a little closer to the col.
  • South face of Ivess Peak.
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