charles wrote:I´m spending March in NZ! Looking for touring around - no climbing plans but if anyone wants to meet up - maybe it could happen!!!
Charles and others heading down south imminently.
I leave in about a week and, after visiting friends in Auckland, have rented a car (dirt cheap by our standards Can$20/day all-in) and will go where the wind blows me until I fly back on March 18.
My hit list includes unfinished business on the North Island - Taranaki and Ngarahoe - before crossing the Straits for:
Mt Arthur and The Twins in the Kahurangi National Park
Mt Angelus, Nelson Lakes
Arthurs Pass Peaks - Avalanche, Bealy, Lyell etc
Mt Olliver
Caples Track
Rees Dart Track
Nothing technical as I expected to be alone.
I have a buddy who is down there on sabbatical at the moment. Depending on how his conscience is functioning, he might be tempted into getting out with me. If this works out and a partner is involved, I could easily be persuaded to add/substitute Aspiring and Earnslaw and maybe something else. All manner of gear is going in my duffle anyway.
If this is of interest to you, send me a PM or email and we'll see how the land lies. The only thing I won't consider is a "Great Walk".