Lennox Pass and the Earnslaw Burn
12/10/2019
Party: Tōrea Scott-Fyfe, Tom Hadley
The study leave period had just begun at uni, opening up plenty of free time for missions in the hills. Everyone else in Dunedin seemed to want to study, so I hopped on a bus by myself and headed to Queenstown. After about two hours of unsuccessful hitching towards Glenorchy, I’d only managed to get myself stuck in Bob’s Cove in the dark. So, I dropped into Tom Spencer's house, hoping Tōrea would come and pick me up. Luckily she did.
The next morning, not liking the look of avalanche conditions in the higher mountains, we put on our running packs and headed up the epic looking ridge that rises towards Mt Earnslaw, running alongside the Earnslaw Burn. Starting out at Lover’s Leap, we made rapid work of the tussocky undulations along the ridgetop. When forming a route plan, we’d both envisioned the ridge being a pretty straightforward mission, with mellow tussock slopes all along. However, soon we came across patches of snow and the ridge turned to rock. We scrambled over the exposed rocky tops, looking away into a sea of clag on either side. Tōrea was in her element, scrambling and running her way through the soupy cloud. Things started to get a little involved as we found ourselves chimneying up snowy notches and putting drop knees in with our running shoes. Nonetheless, we forged on, determined to make it to Lennox pass which would allow us to drop down into the cruisy Earnslaw burn track.
Soon enough, we emerged with our newfound friend, Maddy the Kea, onto Lennox pass where we ripped into some lunch. We descended into the clouds below, towards the Earnslaw burn. Eventually we popped out at the bottom and ran our way back to Glenorchy to conclude a fantastic 10 hour day of exploring.
Party: Tōrea Scott-Fyfe, Tom Hadley
The study leave period had just begun at uni, opening up plenty of free time for missions in the hills. Everyone else in Dunedin seemed to want to study, so I hopped on a bus by myself and headed to Queenstown. After about two hours of unsuccessful hitching towards Glenorchy, I’d only managed to get myself stuck in Bob’s Cove in the dark. So, I dropped into Tom Spencer's house, hoping Tōrea would come and pick me up. Luckily she did.
The next morning, not liking the look of avalanche conditions in the higher mountains, we put on our running packs and headed up the epic looking ridge that rises towards Mt Earnslaw, running alongside the Earnslaw Burn. Starting out at Lover’s Leap, we made rapid work of the tussocky undulations along the ridgetop. When forming a route plan, we’d both envisioned the ridge being a pretty straightforward mission, with mellow tussock slopes all along. However, soon we came across patches of snow and the ridge turned to rock. We scrambled over the exposed rocky tops, looking away into a sea of clag on either side. Tōrea was in her element, scrambling and running her way through the soupy cloud. Things started to get a little involved as we found ourselves chimneying up snowy notches and putting drop knees in with our running shoes. Nonetheless, we forged on, determined to make it to Lennox pass which would allow us to drop down into the cruisy Earnslaw burn track.
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| Tōrea and Maddy the Kea on the ridgeline (Tom Hadley) |
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| Tōrea looking down at Lover's Leap (Tom Hadley) |
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| Things got a bit more involved (Tom Hadley) |
Soon enough, we emerged with our newfound friend, Maddy the Kea, onto Lennox pass where we ripped into some lunch. We descended into the clouds below, towards the Earnslaw burn. Eventually we popped out at the bottom and ran our way back to Glenorchy to conclude a fantastic 10 hour day of exploring.
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| Things got a bit cold (Tom Hadley) |
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| "Nah we're staying below the snowline" (Tom Hadley) |
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