Mt Holdsworth Trip

Looking up to Mt Holdsworth.


We had a friend, Robin Waterhouse, stay with us over Xmas this year. Robin is a avid tramper, so on the weekend prior to Xmas we headed off on a two day trip to climb Mt Holdsworth in the local Tararua range. This area is where I do the majority of my tramping. The Tararuas have a reputation of being a rather dour range with some of NZ's worst mountain weather. Its reputation regarding weather is well justified, but other than that, I feel that it is one of the most underrated tramping areas in NZ.

On the first day we tramped up to Powell Hut. The hut is just on the tree line and has some nice views. The last part of the track to the hut is very steep, with some minor scrambling. We stayed here the night as the tops were in the clouds, and Neena was pretty tired after the days exertions.

The next morning was cold, but more importantly clear, so Robin and I headed on up the hour or so's walk to Mt Holdsworth. The two pictures here were taken on this last part of the walk.