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Blue and Purple withdraw.
Weather was perfect, with just one day of drizzle.
OGR outshines Paparoa and Heaphy as a premium tramping track.
Helicopter gear drop makes for lighter packs and an easy first day ascent to Lyell Saddle Hut.
Great company with the Webber family
OJ wins the poker with Grey and Rainbox tied for 2nd
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Weather pretty grim.
Track closed by Doc due to high winds.
Grey and Orange ride the gauntlet up to Pororari Hut and are rewarded with magic downhill run after defrosting by the fire. Doc on real e-bikes now.
Black wins the poker with OJ first loser.
Welcome new purple, OJ wins the poker, Black blisters big time, spotted "Daytime" the kiwi, lots of Takahe's grazing like cows, could be in Fiji (sort of), Don't I know you? Yes, you operated on me. Rainbow tripping on the magic blue mushrooms, Heaphy river swim, memorable flight back over the ranges to Nelson. Karamea has the Best pies in NZ. Private Dining and Hopgoods Doc on electric bikes now. West coast waves pounding the rocks. There's gold in them Lewis Hut rocks.
Big packs, 2 hour round trip over the hill to fetch water, sand and wind. Rough surf stops play. Light Blue dives to the rescue only to lose mask in the surf. Orange and Yellow up ended in the surf. Grey brings home the bacon. Don't forget the whisky (or the turn off). Light Blue is the world poker champion. Orange's secret oysters snags the fishing prize. Coco (Alan C) loses kingie in the surf.
Rain stops play. Blue's boots are gone burger. Mazza summits in 10+ hours. Al appears bearing gifts!
Big first day, rainy day saves OJ, big, big up, snow crossing, Mt Aweful, jet boat in style. Left Lake Crucible for next time.
New colours and the return of the Yellow. Gnarly weather spoils the view,
Rainbow goes back up to get the photos
4550m, ice lake, airplane crashes, avalance, 4 hour/1000m beer service, mountain biking, incredible sherpas , doper and ganga bbq. Dal Bhat has to get a mention. Raj, Bhuddy, RamXing, scary bits, Khopra Fridge, stairs, stairs and stairs. Mule trains, Nak cheese.
Original plan was the Leslie Wangapeka, but due to significant storm and rain, trip was shortened and diverted to Cobb Valley. Mice infested huts, Belgian Hypothermiacs, Girl with a dragon tattoo, climb up to Mt Arthur Winter peak rescued the day.
Blue's blue toe causes periodic blue air, Snakes, wallabies, wombats, platypus, OJ pines for the jab, machines that poo cubes
Rain interrupted the cascade saddle bit, glaciers galore, magnificent scenery from the Rees Saddle, Sussnovirus strikes down two. Green becomes a Rapster. Sandy's bluff causes Blue Jello. Orange wins big!
Wasps, Turtle rescue, Green forward 360 and broken finger , Blue Label and Blue lake. Memorable descent down Moss pass.
float plane derby, sick-bags required, tons of crayfish, blue-cod on handlines, god awful stargazer, slow play redefined by Rainbow who later takes a impromptu dip, mad builder skipping huts in the dark
Grey out of tramp with snapped achilles tendon, ran off the top to cold to linger
Which way ben bunny? Held and released two baby kiwi's into the wild. Solar where the sun don't shine.
No gaitor's required for Orange. Hellfire pass - aptly named. Paua trade for beer and venison steak. PhD's in mud mechanics,
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