Cupola 26-28/11/2010

Anthony and I doing a peak in the Nelson Lakes National Park and its not really a whisky trip as its a bit hot. We decided to just take an ice axe each as theres such a lack of snow for this time of year.

Friday 26/11/2010
Anthony came and got me after work and we headed off to St Arnaud to catch the water taxi at 7.00pm. Early to St Arnaud so we got some coffee and some beer and then the water taxi to Coldwater hut jetty. Not stopping at the coldwater that night, its on into the evening with a walk to  Johnnie the Tait hut for the night.

 Got there before 2300 and didnt torch up till just on 2200.  Huts been touched up since my last visit, quite nice apart from the strong smell of paint.

Saturday 27/11/2010
Up sort of early and walked to Cupola hut with a few stops along the way as the day was hot and clear. Found that the bridge is not needed as there is plenty of places where a jump gets you across.

 We rested and then went up and down Cupola via the zig zag.

A very different plant somewhere on the mountain above 2000 meters and approximately 8 cm diameter.

 

So we got onto the zig zag and the following photos are on the way up and down in no particular order. 

Anthony on the top

Anthony on the way up near the top of Cupola.

Mt Franklin from the top of Cupola.

Cloud rolling in and obscuring Hopeless.

Mt Hopeless covered in cloud early evening.

Looking down the Sabine to where Blue Lake hangs out.

Hopeless without the cloud.

Looking back at where we had been.

Sunday 28/11/2010
Walked out to Coldwater jetty from Cupola hut and got water taxi back. A nice relaxing day, had a wander across the river but it was thigh high and quite pushy in places. So we did not do the river thing and opted for the up down track thru the bush.

Map
Topo50 map BS24 - Mount Robert

Hut Cleansing
Fish with legs count plus three.