Crossing the Olivine / Bird on a wire

October 2015

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Using a wire cage to cross the Olivine River on the Pyke-Big Bay route is a godsend when the river is running high as the cage provides access to Olivine Hut. I chose a vertical format to frame the river crossing against the distant peaks.

– Jonathan Astin

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