![Heading up above Lake Alta from The Remarkables skifield](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/8906eb7f-7353-4240-b188-60303d889f15_rw_3840.jpg?h=81d570ee7dfc757d560ca8ea7680f7cf)
Heading up above Lake Alta from The Remarkables skifield
![Full panorama of Lake Alta in a dusting of snow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/9a27dd49-0eb0-4d6b-a514-fe32a7a50029_rw_3840.jpg?h=f3c5573811b00577208c8bb1309d79a0)
Full view of Lake Alta
![Tramper on the saddle above Lake Alta](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/30a5916a-10de-4853-88cf-ef181682c959_rw_3840.jpg?h=39f3593a7da2a1aaac6cfe2fe868f919)
About to drop off the saddle into Wye Creek basin
![View of Lake Alta and The Remarkables Skifield](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/79093a39-aa77-4ed7-8a33-90c27be1c253_rw_3840.jpg?h=7b7db4d8e84af704bbc5d37bc0297c45)
Last look into Lake Alta and the skifield
![Two trampers in upper Wye basin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/a3b9e343-6e92-4251-bcc8-af811aec5f6c_rw_3840.jpg?h=70dbe6225b3db440cae795cb0698b2fa)
Jamie and Tarsh at the top of Wye Basin, such as cool landscape
![View of Upper Wye Basin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/13c9c7f5-2931-4021-9f49-60081e57fb2f_rw_3840.jpg?h=cefee4a97dbddd28ab618bceb6a08a52)
Aiming to traverse the range we can see. Looks good, actively snowing and biting wind, nothing is going to stop us now!
![Lakes in the upper Wye Basin with a dusting of snow](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/ef4386a7-ced9-4ddc-ab7a-bebc736ee275_rw_3840.jpg?h=2060fc717fc0487d2d1f8469d62c2f1d)
Lunch lakes in upper Wye Basin
![Two trampers and a lake in the upper Wye Basin, tussock, snow and rocks](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/b5f53832-e2f2-4abc-befd-d8b0183cb1ed_rw_3840.jpg?h=3a88d7c1bfcf0e44287cda4e86581f1a)
Tussock, snow and rocks. The Remarkables classic trio.
![Looking across the upper Wye Basin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/4d35c29d-2ee3-4d83-9705-e4d3ea1e8e6a_rw_3840.jpg?h=ea263d68f42482618de056b5f8461244)
Looking back where we came from
![Two trampers descending into Wye Creek](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/f1d5a6a5-ab64-4ccf-8b73-79714600718b_rw_3840.jpg?h=5cad993101579fe48c981020b74fc701)
Deciding it's windy and snowing and actually camping in the valley or the rock biv is probably nicer...
![Black and while image taken from under a rock overhang, featuring heavy rain drops, spainards and distant snow covered range](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/d0ad9b7e-9397-43e3-9ae9-de4b01a6aa0e_rw_3840.jpg?h=7a1855e918f4b6f5e4f25824330fc1dc)
Hanging out under our rock shelter the next morning looking back the way we had come
![Photo from under a rock overhang, rain drops, spaniards and snow feature](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/7ce8a40b-a5b4-4b6e-a517-30ad51617759_rw_3840.jpg?h=21838d92f8ad14d618fdaf6e42a7fbfc)
Same photo in colour. I think I like the texture of the black and white though
![Tramper heading out of Wye Basin in inclement weather](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/d1a02e63-5a20-456c-8699-f7449ebc2fcd_rw_3840.jpg?h=fbdcdf48d0e9f38df08c926f7d139431)
Heading out down Wye Creek
![Two trampers heading out of wye creek in a snowstorm](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/fd32c458-aa80-42a4-a97e-895fc21bb0d0_rw_1920.jpg?h=f20ad68ccd2ebb6c2d4358beb1651664)
Or rather being driven out by driving stinging snow! - I loved every minute of this adventure
![Black and white of storm clouds and sun fingers over Lake Wakatipu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/00a44df4-4bba-49b0-94fd-c1cf61bb02b3_rw_3840.jpg?h=ec70ce7d716cc29f4b368f527946e102)
Epically ominous lighting over Lake Wakatipu on our way out
![Storm clouds and sun over Lake Wakatipu](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/a0cb73edb43d1329e44146c1f57c542d/b19352b3-2b46-4650-b3f1-4654a8d2b193_rw_3840.jpg?h=141cbcbe79ada2628dff76859df9d409)
Yeh - it's not as good in colour