Kea Basin, Mt Aspiring National Park Autumn seemed to be a good season to climb Mt Earnslaw/Pikirakatahi, but the reality turned out to be somewhat different. After pleasant tramping along Kea Basin Track, we reached the cozy Earnslaw Hut. But it’s inhabitants, a family of mice, encouraged us to contiue for 15-minutes above the bushline […]
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