New Zealand - Dragons Teeth - Douglas and Peel Range Traverses -
Jan 1998
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Party - Steve Henzell, Roger Lembit, Dave Noble
We went via the Anatoki River to Anatoki Forks Hut, then traversed over
the Yuletide Peaks.
Above - Steve getting water on the Yuletide Peaks
Above - Adelaide Tarn Hut - small and cosy
Above - View from the Trident - it was starting to snow. The Dragons
Teeth are the jagged peaks on the right
Above - Adelaide Tarn
Above - Adelaide Tarn
Above - Adelaide Tarn
Above - Adelaide Tarn
We then went via the low level route to Lonely Lake
Above - Roger wealking underneath the Drunken Sailor (can you see the
face?)
Above - Dusk at Lonely Lake
Above - More bad weather, Steve on the Douglas Range
After staying at Fenella Hut, we then traversed the Peel Range
Above - Steve climbing up onto the tops of the Peel Range
Above - On the Peel Range - open tops and tarns
Above - Steve on the Peel Range. This section was a lot more rugged.
Above - side range
Above - We camped near here on the lee of the range
Above - Sunset
Above - Tree near Balloon Hut
Above - Balloon Hut with Mt Arthur behind
Above - Trees near Balloon Hut
Above - Cave near Balloon Hut
After returning to Nelson, we then headed up to Nelson Lakes National
Park for the Traverse - Sabine Circuit
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