OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Upper Rock Burn Flats and the Rock Garden below pt1863m (before the cyclone and following southerly)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Our Rock Burn campsite for two nights - high and dry!
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
The upper Rock Burn the day after the cyclone, the overnight southerly brought some snow and clearing weather
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
This side creek was uncrossable 24hrs earlier - all the rocks were under water. Dropped quickly once the storm had passed
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking towards Somnus from the upper Rock Burn Flats
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Being in the mountains during a storm is always impressive - these rock walls were alive with waterfalls!
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Upper Rock Burn Valley, we saw one last Whio cruising down the river at this point
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Upper Rock Burn Flats
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking back up the upper Rock Burn Flats - we camped at the top of this flat in the trees for two nights
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Pt 1863m above the Rock Garden
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Multiple waterfalls meandering down from the Lake Nerine area
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Upper Rock Burn looking towards Park Pass
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking towards Somnus from the Rock Garden - the new snow did not last too long
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Park Pass and the upper Rock Burn from the Rock Garden (the Rock Garden is the prominent knob immediately above Theatre Flat - it is only a short scramble from the track and is always well worth a visit)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Park Pass and the upper Rock Burn from the Rock Garden - the recent rain left some neat 'mini-tarns' on the Rock Garden
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking towards Somnus from the Rock Garden
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking towards Somnus from the Rock Garden
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Looking towards Somnus from the Rock Garden
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Theatre Flat, Rock Burn Valley
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Theatre Flat, Rock Burn Valley
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Rock Burn back to normal levels
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Trampers in the Rock Burn forest (not sure how long these beech trees will remain - they don't normally like their roots being covered with sand/gravel!)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Rock Burn Valley
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
NZ Falcon, lower Rock Burn
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
We now know we carried those iceaxes for a reason (this was more excitement, not really fear, it just looks that way!)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
The recent rain left some thigh deep pools...
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Trampers in the Rock Burn valley
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Still smiling on Day 7
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
The final side creek before the start of the climb to Sugarloaf Pass
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Rock Burn Valley
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Mt Earnslaw just poking out of cloud across the Dart Valley (from just below Sugarloaf Pass)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
The Rock Burn valley through to Park Pass from Sugarloaf (our pass number 5)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Sugarloaf Pass (1154m)
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Dart River, Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy and Pigeon Island from Sugarloaf Pass
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
On the way down - a boggy traverse to the steep track down to the Routeburn
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Dart River and Glenorchy from the bushline below Sugarloaf Pass
OTMC Five Pass Trip 2018 - Rock Burn Valley and Sugarloaf Pass
Sugar Loaf Stream - the tranistion between the steep upper section and the meandering lower section of the Sugarloaf Pass track