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Campbell Biv, 02-03 May 2015

Fantastic loop linking the historic Arahura and Styx pack tracks with a satisfying and beautiful, but self-mutilating side trip to the seldom visited Campbell Biv. Team: Silvia Horniakova, Jeremy Herbert, Max Olsen, James Thornton and Nina Dickerhof
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Happy trampers taking a break from the battle with the vegetation on the overgrown and steep route to Campbell Biv.
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Happy trampers taking a break from the battle with the vegetation on the overgrown and steep route to Campbell Biv.

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  • Breakfast at Lower Arahura Hut, which we reached at 12.30 am the night before. Despite the late hour we received a warm welcome by the sleepy Maori pounamu prospectors residing in the hut.
  • Along the beautiful Arahura pack track.
  • Crossing one of many side creeks.
  • Reaching Mudflats Hut (in the clearing left of the swingbrige) for an early lunch.
  • The Arahura upstream of Mudflats Hut, Campbell Biv is on the sunlit scrubby spur in the centre image.
  • Lunch at Mudflats Hut.
  • Lunch at Mudflats Hut.
  • The Arahura upstream of Mudflats Hut.
  • Crossing Mudflats (photo - James Thornton).
  • Descending a side creek to reach the Arahura below.
  • Reaching the Arahura.
  • Crossing the Arahura.
  • A bit more river travel along the true right of Arahura before reaching the access creek leading to Campbell Biv.
  • Max and James in the access creek leading to Campbell Biv.
  • Max pleased to have found the start of the permolat route leading from the creek to the Biv.
  • Happy trampers taking a break from the battle with the vegetation on the overgrown and steep route to Campbell Biv.
  • Max high above the Arahura.
  • On a scrubby spur below Campbell Biv, Arahura below (photo - James Thornton).
  • Silvia and Jeremy one scrubby spur away from the biv.
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