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ae Bruce McKinlay led a fit, party of five to the southern block of the Haurangi over January 26-28, One party member, Mike Hollis, says in a‘note that the Stonewall Creek began with an “impassable" gorge, This was avoided, so the party had been advised, by climbing up one creek before Stonewall. The problem, says Mike, 'what constitutes a creek'? ‘Once into the. Stonewall basin, the going was good until the party took a side stream. Waterfalls forced them onte the spur; a steep climb. On the ridge the undergrowth was thick and above the ‘ bushline the flax and tussock was chest high, In the stream, on the other side, three waterfalls had to be sidled. At 7.15 p.m. a flat area just big enough for one fly was found. The next day the going down was easy. A swim finished the trip, the highlights of which were. Mike being blown off a ridge and Bruce dancing with nimble feet on air.
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