Castle Hill Peak, Torlesse range - 26/1/2002

The cloud sea that was sitting over the Canterbury Plains all day, seen from Foggy peak

 

Two Kea - NZ's Mountain Parrot. Taking a quick break from screeching, and trying to
steal chocolate.

 

A lake of cloud sitting in a valley between the Craigieburn range and the Torlesse range

 

Mount Torlesse with clouds lapping all around it

 

More clouds :oD

 

A glimpse of heaven? No, just even more clouds.

Mount Torlesse again, looking slightly more yellowy. (And with more Clouds of course)

My mountain comrade - Keith

 

Keith 1900m up a hill, and a pretty good view.

 

 

The shadows of two happy mountaineers

 

Looking down over the Cave Stream, from 2000(-2) metres

 

Castle hill Peak (1998m) is the peak on the far right

 

The two Kea again, this time preparing to launch an attack on our supply of museli bars

 

Me on the summit of Castle hill peak - and looking entirely comfortable
about balancing on the trig-tripod :os

 

Finally! The 2000m barrier is broken, by everything above my knees anyway.

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