What's your idea of a big adventure?
The type of trip that makes you wonder if what you're feeling is excitement or nerves?
A mission that has you asking a few questions that will only be answered once you're out there?
At 7pm on Thursday night my fiancée dropped me at Klondyke Corner in Arthur's Pass. Thankfully the rain we'd been driving through seemed to clear the second she turned the engine off. Carrington Hut was the aim for the night, and four to five hours up the Waimakariri riverbed would see me there for the night. Thank goodness for the perks of a good headtorch - my ledlenser has never let me down. I needed to get to Carrington because I had a big day planned for Friday - up and through Harman Pass, Whitehorn Pass and then down to Park Morpeth Hut.
These are the first two passes of the three-pass route. It's a popular tramp that takes you from Arthur's Pass National Park through the main divide and into the West Coast. It's always appealed to me as it boasts incredible views and leads you through good country. I was interested to see if many animals had
