3110 McArthur Crags West Coast
Extended Tramp 10th - 17th March 2024
We will get to Greymouth to start us off and shuttle to the bridge across the Arahura river bright and early.
From there, a 6 to 7 hour tramp up to the Lower Olderog Biv (2 sleeping benches, no mattresses). This is close to the bush line and we break up to open tops to gain the McArthur Crags, top of the McArthur Range at 1432m.
Here we have options
a) the short traverse across Mt Kerr and down to either the West Coast Wilderness trail (cycle trail) or out north along the Wainihinihi river to the main road.
b) (preferred) so as not to waste the altitude, we would traverse the ridge to Top Olderog Biv (again just 2 berth) and on to Mt Olsen (1603m), the Tara Tama range, turn right over Dunn Saddle, Mt Edelweiss, Newton Saddle and down to Dunns Creek Hut. Then we can walk out the Taipo river to the main road, or
c) we could go up and over the Kelly Range staying at Carroll Hut (looks nice on the map). This gets us down into the Otira valley and the main road.
More planning and timing to be done, but small team and camping required.
| Leader: |
John McArthur |
Phone: | 021 2889641 |
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| Grade: | FIT | Email: |
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| Transport: | Private arrangements | |||
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Accommodation: |
tent & huts |
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Event Information
| Event Date | Sun 10th Mar 2024 |
| Event End Date | Sun 17th Mar 2024 |
| Cut Off Date | Mon 4th Mar 2024 |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Registered | 0 |