Frozen refuge

July 2012

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July 2012

Musterer’s Hut, Redcliffe Station, Canterbury It’s early winter and three of us are intent on a day climb in the Black Hill Range along the south bank of the Rakaia River in central Canterbury. A sparkling winter’s day greets us as we climb out of Packers Creek at the back of Redcliffe Station to access […]
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