Descending to Nicholsons Hut. Photo: Lee Johnson

Nicholsons Hut via Obelisk, Kopuwai Conservation Area

July 2024

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A wonderful trip with incredible views and overnight options for hiking, mountain biking and ski touring.

Kopuwai Old Man Range stretches for 50km from the Fraser River in the north to the Umbrella Mountains in the south. The plateau is littered with fascinating rock formations, in particular Old Man Rock or the Obelisk. The views from the 1682m summit are sublime – in the right conditions, Rakiura Stewart Island, Aoraki Mt […]
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Lee Johnson

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Lee Johnson

Lee Johnson lives at the foot of the Remarkables in Queenstown. He spends his weekends camping and tramping on the iconic ridgelines and peaks of Otago and Fiordland. Originally from the Peak District in the UK, Lee’s love for tramping has taken him all over the globe. You’ll usually find him packing up his car on a Friday night and heading into the hills. He has been writing articles for Wilderness since 2021.

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