A Dangerous Business

Date: 6th February 2024 Start: Rangitata River (km 2345) End: Stone Hut (km 2364.7) Distance Travelled: 19.7 km Total Distance Completed: 2202.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: towards the end of the day it was a lot of Colin Buchanan. Thanks brain! The Face I Made When Cresting the Saddle: awestruck but probably a…

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Date: 5th February 2024 Start: Manuka Hut (km 2312.8) End: Potts Road (km 2345) Distance Travelled: 32.2 km Total Distance Completed: 2182.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Music Sounds Better With You by Stardust Wind Speed: bold of you to assume I have a wind gauge in my pack Sleeping on an actual bunk…

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Date: 4th February 2024 Start: Comyns Hut (km 2291.5) End: Manuka Hut (km 2312.8) Distance Travelled: 21.3 km Total Distance Completed: 2150.5 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Real Gone by Sheryl Crow River Crossings Just in the First Half of Today: 67 (I counted this time) So that had to have been the coldest…

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Date: 3rd February 2024 Start: Rakaia River (km 2275.5) End: Comyns Hut (km 2291.5) Distance Travelled: 16 km Total Distance Completed: 2129.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Stayin’ Alive by the Bee Gees Weather: sunny or hailing, take your pick Has anyone ever noticed how great a normal bed is? Because they’re pretty great.…

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Date: 2nd February 2024 Start: Harper Village (km 2246.4) End: Powerhouse Lodge, Lake Coleridge (km 2275.5) Distance Travelled: 14.9 km walked + 14.2 km hitched (29.1 km total) Total Distance Completed: 2113.2 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: it was far too wet to be thinking about music Fireplace at Powerhouse Lodge: roaring I woke…

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Date: 1st February 2024 Start: Lagoon Saddle A Frame Hut (km 2217.9) End: Harper Village (km 2246.4) Distance Travelled: 28.5 km Total Distance Completed: 2084.1 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival Energy Levels: non-existent Cold. So, so very cold. As in “finding it hard to sleep” cold. That’s the…

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Date: 31st January 2024 Start: Greyneys Shelter (km 2202.7) End: Lagoon Saddle A Frame Hut (km 2217.9) Distance Travelled: 15.2 km Total Distance Completed: 2055.6 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts Short Description of Today’s Climb: anti-Kiwi Oh Jonathan, when will you learn not to doomscroll social media…

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Date: 30th January 2024 Start: Deception River (km 2181.1) End: Greyneys Shelter (km 2202.7) Distance Travelled: 21.6 km Total Distance Completed: 2040.4 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Firm Foundation by Maverick City River Crossings: good grief, at least 25 Outwardly I may have just looked like a tired hiker, but inwardly I’m screaming as…

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Date: 29th January 2023 Start: Locke Stream Hut (km 2157) End: Deception River (km 2181.1) Distance Travelled: 24.1 km Total Distance Completed: 2018.8 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: My Girl by Human Nature Type of Fun: mixture of type 2 and 3 Without wanting to spoil anything, today was eventful. I fear I’ll be…

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Date: 28th January 2024 Start: Hurunui Hut (km 2131.6) End: Locke Stream Hut (km 2157) Distance Travelled: 25.4 km Total Distance Completed: 1994.7 km Song Currently Stuck in Head: Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran River Crossings: I lost count after about 20 Another day, another surprise Matt appearance in the morning after arriving at the…

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