Mt Travers

Carl arrived in Nelson and I picked him up and eventually we drove to Lake Rotoiti much later than expected and got to the lake at about 5.00 p.m. and headed off up Lakehead track soon after.

30/03/2012 Friday
Walked from Kerr Bay to John Tait on Friday night arrived just before 11.00 p.m. taking the Lakehead track. One interesting fungi was out there. Looking good.

Aminita muscaria

Nice bridge just before the turnoff to Hopeless.

Hopeless Creek bridge

Sat out on the verandah for food and beer; so as to minimise the annoyance to those already in bed. But they still came out and asked us to be quiet. We where having a drink and a yak and a laugh about other trips over time, reliving the fun of the past and using that to build the dreams of the future.

31/03/2012 Saturday
Saturday we headed off with full packs as we where thinking of bivving out somewhere up high.

Mt Travers from down the valley

Mt Travers getting up valley

Heading for Upper Travers hut as a lunch stop and to drop a bread crumb before heading on up some ridge. Nice hut nestled there in the trees.

Upper Travers Hut in the trees

Upper Travers hut sign

We stopped at the hut for food and drink before heading off up one of the ridges. This is roughly our route.

Route up Mt Travers

Kehu center

Begley Saddle

East face Travers

Travers East face a bit more North

Zooming in on Kehu

Carl above the talus field

Looking North to Lake Rotoiti

Begley Saddle Low point to left Kehu center

Mr Hickton smiling up high

Carl and valley below

Mt Cupola

Mt Hopeless

View looking back down the ridge we came up from Peak 2127.

Looking back down the ridge

Mr Carl Hickton on the top of Mt Travers 2012.

Carl on top of Travers

On our way down into Summit creek

The view down Summit creek

Got back to John Tait hut in the dark after a bit of a hectic wander down Summit Creek, seems much more of a bush bash than last time I was here; and last time was in the dark too.

01/04/2012 Sunday
Walk out day, so sad to leave this most comfortable mountainous place.

Axe

John Tait hut

Some fungi

Mt Travers

Seat with out Tariga

More fungi

Bye bye Coldwater hut

Trip Times
30/03/2012 Friday
1722 Parked up at Kerr bay and headed off the Lakehead side
1924 Lakehead hut
2036 Crossing Travers swing
2253 John Tait hut

31/03/2012 Saturday
0818 Left John Tait hut
1037 Upper Travers Hut
1127 Left Upper Traver Hut

01/04/2012 Sunday
1152 Left John Tait hut
1543 Leaving Coldwater hut...

Map showing route up to Travers