Angelus Hut, Angelus Peak and Sunset Saddle viewed at dusk from near Pt1805 on Speargrass Creek Route. Photo: Peter Laurenson

Five ways to Lake Angelus

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There’s more to this amazing part of Aotearoa than Robert Ridge.

Located at 1650m in the northern part of Nelson Lakes National Park, Rotomaninitua Lake Angelus and its serviced 28-bunk hut now attracts around 5000 overnighters a year.  There are good reasons for this alpine destination’s popularity. It can be accessed quickly from St Arnaud, the approaches through beech forest follow clear rivers and streams, and […]
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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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