On a knife-edge

June 2016

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June 2016

Southern side of the Broken Ridge. Photo: Raj Palanisamy
Waterfall Hut via Hinerua Hut, Ruahine Forest Park A late afternoon start had us racing the setting sun to reach Hinerua Hut before dark. Shortly after leaving the car, we dropped to the Tukituki River, crossing it three times before reaching the shelter of the forest where the climb began to Hinerua Ridge. Darkness overtook […]
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