Not a trip for bunnies

March 2015

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March 2015

Heading towards the notorious Waterfall face (thankfully, the waterfall to the left)
Rabbit Pass has a fearsome reputation. Its waterfall face ascent is notorious, but, as Matthew Pike discovers, so long as you handle the steep stuff with care, this spectacular trip should be on every tramper’s bucket list I slogged my way up the valley wall, sweating in the midday heat. The terrain was persistently steep […]
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