Escaping the icing on the quake

September 2011

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September 2011

Marie-Luce arriving at Mt. Brown Hut. Newton Range beyond. Photo: Nick Groves
Mt Brown Hut, Stewardship Land, Hokitika With the promise of a snow-laden southerly hitting coastal Canterbury, it was just the spur we needed to pack up and head over the Alps, where an unbroken line of suns adorned an otherwise gloomy weather map. Being mid-July, the idea of high level camping was soon shelved in […]

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