The ridge up to Liverpool Biv

West Matukituki

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January 18th 2007
This was a shameless hut bagging trip really, - plus a chance to see the Cascade saddle route from below. Yep, glad we didn't do that sucker in the wind and rain. Climbing up to Liverpool Hut gave us a sense of what it would be like. My arms were just as sore as my legs from scrambling. Had a look around French Ridge Hut too. Saw a couple of glaciers peeling off and thundering to the ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Wanaka

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more