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Lake Rotoiti, beautiful under an overcast sky with rain in the air. The tops were uninviting. So we decided to reverse the trip. Rejecting the luxury of a ride in the water taxi, we. walked around the lake to Lake Head hut, joining the multitudes. »An early lunch, then we-walked off in heavy rain towards Hopeless Creek. -, Up Hopeless Creek the rain eased and we found a campsite just 10 minutes below the hut. We made our fire by a.bubbling brook and really enjoyed our stew. Next morning, we dismissed Sunset Saddle but went as far as the bush edge for views. of the cirque. - Back to the Travers Valley for lunch and.then commenced our journey up the Arnst river. A great piece of navigating took us around the water falls. and to the cairn. The party split with the slow group getting well ahead! Our. second night was spent just below the bushline in the Arnst Basin where attempts to light our fire in the rain were unsuccessful. ‘ini : Sunday dawned a beautiful day and from the tops we got great views of Mts. Travers, Cupola and most of Hopeless. That night we camped in P 6 Mile Basin at 5800', The ’air: was cold and clear and our socks were frozen before dusk: Monday was an easy strol along the St. Arnaud Range back to St. Arnaud. E au, ao Maye
On the trip were: Michael Hollis (Leader), Michael Moran, .Chris.Garton, Sue Coakley, Sue Evans, Roz Greenfield, Dave Noble, Ali C'connor, Jamie Cleland, and Canadian friends John Atkinson and Dora Hosima:
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