Waimakariri Falls Hut and the upper reaches of the Waimakariri River. Photo: Peter Laurenson

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December 2020

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Waimakariri Falls Hut, Arthur’s Pass National Park

Our trip to Waimakariri Falls Hut was a diversion from a planned Three Passes trip. We’d spent the night at Carrington Hut, after walking four hours up the Waimakariri River from Klondyke Corner. From there, a knee-deep crossing of the White River then joined the true right bank of the Waimakariri River. This led gradually […]
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Peter Laurenson

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Peter Laurenson

Peter is a tramper, occasional climber, photographer, editor and writer. His adventures, spanning 30+ years, come together on his website ‘OccasionalClimber’. Richmond-based, Peter is editor of FMC’s Backcountry and has published three books: Occasional Climber (2013) and Khumbu (2021) and Aotearoa Light (2025).

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