Nelson - Starveall hut

Update fra Richmond Track, der endte med at tage længere tid end planlagt.

Da der næsten ikke var nogen biler på vejene om morgenen, delte vi en taxa med to andre til Hacket-parkeringspladsen, da det ellers næsten ville have taget os det meste af dagen at komme tilbage til stedet, hvor vi forlod stien den 23. december. Herfra gik vi mod Hacket Hut, hvor vi holdt pause, inden det gik 1.000 højdemeter op mod Starveall Hut.

Den første kilometer krydsede vi Hacket Creek utallige gange på kryds og tværs, hvilket gav benene et koldt bad, inden de for alvor skulle arbejde.
Derefter gik det op, op, op og atter op, indtil vi var kommet over trætoppene. Her havde vi blandt andet udsigt til Pyramid Rock. De sidste 150 højdemeter var de værste og meget stejle.

Ved hytten mødte vi et canadisk par, hvor den ene har gået Sydøen hele fire gange. Han havde nogle gode tips til spisesteder, der var et besøg værd de kommende uger.

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Update from the Richmond Track, which ended up taking longer than planned.

As there were almost no cars on the roads in the morning, we shared a taxi with two others to the Hacket car park, as it otherwise would have taken us most of the day to get back to where we left the trail on December 23rd. From there, we walked toward Hacket Hut, where we took a break before climbing 1,000 vertical metres up to Starveall Hut.

During the first kilometre, we crossed Hacket Creek countless times back and forth, giving our legs a cold wake-up before they really had to get to work.
After that, it was up, up, up and up again until we rose above the treetops. From here, we had views of Pyramid Rock, among other sights. The final 150 vertical metres were the worst and very steep.

At the hut, we met a Canadian couple, one of whom has walked the South Island no fewer than four times. He had some great tips for places to eat that are worth visiting in the coming weeks.Baca lagi