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November 1998: Trampers were: Jim Bardsley, Ian Bardsley, John Murphy, Paul De'ath, John McCarthy and me (Keith Blayney). Paul flew us down to Glenorchy and he then dropped the plane back at Queenstown. |
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 IF16: Southern Alps |
 IJ03: Landing at Glenorchy |
 IJ04_05: Composite from Glenorchy garden |
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| Day 1: | From Glenorchy, we headed up the Routeburn Valley to Routeburn Flats Hut, with a side trip up the North branch. I pulled a hamstring jumping over a stream (the danger of taking off a heavy pack is the delusion one can fly). |
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 IJ06: Group at track start |
 IJ08: View back toward Glenorchy |
 IJ13: ? reflection |
 IJ18: Routeburn Flats |
 IJ22: On the North Branch |
 IJ23: North Branch to Sumnus |
 IJ24: Clear Pool on North Branch |
 IK14: North Col |
 IK18: Pool, and North Col |
 IK20: John, Jim, Ian and John |
 IK24: Keith - yes I do have pants |
 IL08A: View back to Routeburn Flats |
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It was then up to Routeburn Falls Hut, which was fairly crowded (Ian "made do", but that's another story). The view was great, the rocks were sharp (split my foot open) and the Keas took apart any socks left out to dry. I also scalded my hand on boiling water! Enough about my misadventure though. Above the huts The Routeburn Falls teased the photographer in me. The next day we were off to the Harris Saddle, where the winter snow hadn't thawed yet. |
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 IL09A: Classic Routeburn Flats view |
 IL12A: Ian & Jim |
 IL14A: Team at Routeburn Falls |
 IL20A: Routeburn Falls |
 IL22A: Routeburn Falls |
 IL23A: Resting at Routeburn Falls |
 IL24A: Paul Resting at Routeburn Falls |
 IM02: Kea eyeing sock |