30th of June to 1st of July 2018. Solo Trip up to Bealey Spur Hut and exploring along the ridge to Triangle Peak. Originally I had hoped to go further, however, it was pretty cold and windy and the snow was fairly pluggy so decided it would be far more enjoyable to start a fire in the hut instead. Was lovely to get in the hills despite a limited forecast and not many keen punters. Great to spend some time on my own, but also nice to have a surprise visit from an acquaintance and a few of his buddies later in the evening.
The scenery was quite striking, but I don't think any of the photos I took really do it justice.
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Looking down into the Waimakariri from half way up.
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Klondike Corner
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Bealey Spur Hut and one of the many day hikers who visited that day
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The Waimakariri Valley in snow as the front runner of the next storm appears over the hills
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The beautiful hoar frost on the ridge, sorry for poor quality image, my fingers were too cold to adjust the settings on the camera!
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Looking back down Bealey Spur, the hut is in the far end of the top clearing, the alpine lakes in the next clearing down were half frozen and stunning
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Closer photo of the clearing with the hut and the alpine lakes