Map by South Arrow Maps
Acess
Waikakaho Campsite, off Kaimanawa Road
Grade
Moderate–difficult
Time
Three days. Car park to Sharp Cone, 3-4hr; To Urchin campsite, 3-4hr; To Waipākihi Hut, 7-9hr; To car park via Umukarikari
Distance
41.1km
Accommodadtion
Waipākihi Hut (12 bunks, $5)
Total ascent
2070m
Topo50 map
BH36
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHAT WE HUMANS WERE BORN TO DO. TO STRIDE, TO EXERT OURSELVES, THEN TO PAUSE, AND OBSERVE THE NATURAL WORLD.
After dinner, I drift off to sleep listening to Sommerville. His actual voice, not an actor playing narrator. I like that.
Up before sunrise. Despite the polypro gloves,
