Hey guys,
This post is written the day after I went for my hike. I’m not going to share with you the exact details of where it was but it was a 7hr loop (which was supposed to take longer). I got up at 6am, drove over an hour and a half to the trail head. On the way there, the radio said there was a heavy rain and flood warning for the exact area that I was going.
Driving down there – it looked like the weather forecast was spot on.
It was before 8am, I was well awake, had all my gear so I thought I’d take it on. The first 4hrs of the hike was below the tree line on the northern side (wind was coming from the south). I figured as long as I turned around by 3:30pm in the arvo (afternoon) I could find my way back to the car – although that was something I would not have been happy with.
Because of the rain warning I didn’t take my camera – I was afraid it would get wet and I thought that I was racing the clock so I didn’t want to dick about.
I didn’t dick about but I will – the sign said it was a 10hr loop and I had parked my car 5kms away from the end of the loop… I was thinking 11hrs and maybe 13hrs at the worst. I was back at the car after 7hrs…. I was completely shagged, blistered, cold and wet in places I didn’t even know that existed.
Even though I was wet, it wasn’t from being rained on entirely. I was sweating during the climb and being rained on while having some part of me being cold all at the same time. It will take another 2 days to dry out my gear from the trip.
Since I didn’t take the camera and I did promise you guys some scenery photos – here are some that I personally took last year. I have some more New Zealand Hikes lined up in the next couple of weeks so I will get some more recent photos if you guys are keen (you have been quiet on the comments lately – comments are my only gauge that I am interesting).
Here are some New Zealand scenery photos that I took 12 months ago……
As a side note… the objective of my hike was to cross a pass. The first person to name this pass will receive a months subscription to SwimmerBoyz.com and BisexualGuyz.com as well as a pair of the new DESwimwear speedos (secret to be revealed next week).
14 Comments
keith34595
Is it Arthur’s Pass?
Matt
What is Arthur’s pass?
fullta
Is it the Copeland pass?
Todd
ABB
Arthur’s Pass? Nice photos
Dave Evans
Nope, not Arthurs pass guys.
The trail head was 1.5hrs from Queenstown. Relatively unknown BUT it did finish on a well known track.
Dave
j
I’m gonna have to go with Wilmot pass
ABB
Ball Pass?
Dave Evans
Nobody has it yet.
ABB
Gillespie / Rabbit Pass?
kevin
My guess is Haast Pass?
jay
How about Lindis Pass?
Beautiful scenery photos though anyway, would love to see some more!
Will
Wanaka Pass?
Dan
My guess would be Lindis Pass. Either that or Porter’s Pass.
john
Haast pass