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South Westland is many things. Steep, green, wet, bluffy, gorged, tangled, wild, bouldery…. The list goes on. But it is not always hot. After our trip in February this year though, I think I will associate South Westland with hot for quite some time. It was like Bikram yoga with less attractive companions.
The ...
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The Paringa has to be one of the easier West Coast rivers to get up. Standing on the Paringa Bridge on SH6 no gorge sits between you and the mountains of the Hooker range. The farmland is even pretty tolerable! After a pleasant amble with overloaded packs, we spent the last few hours of Boxing Day at the Condons private hut, in the company ...
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Strauchon is at right with Brodrick pass below, Cresswicke flat is the big flat on the TL of the Landsborough
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Trampers climbing the slopes of the Solution Range above the Landsborough
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The upper Ahuriri offer superb tramping and climbing.
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The tussock ampitheatre of Marks flat is shown in this image from the slopes of the Solution range.
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South Huxley biv has a log book dtaing back to 1970, there is great camping in the upper valley.
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Saddle creek is a good route from the Clark to Marks flat.
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