2017-04 (Wilkin-Siberia-Young)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
True right of Makarora River, looking towards Wilkin Valley mouth
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Makarora River, heading towards the Wilkin Valley
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Looking across the Makarora River, just above Wilkin River
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley, looking upstream towards Kerin Forks
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley, looking towards Kerin Forks (Mt Aeolus, 2283m in light cloud)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley, looking downstream towards the Makarora Valley
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley - upper end of Dans Flat
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley, travelling across Kerin Forks Flat (Kerin Forks is the obvious fork in the centre of the photo)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Wilkin Valley, approaching Kerin Forks (Kerin Forks Hut is on clearing on the other (true right) side of the Wilkin)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
First views of Siberia Stream from Kerin Forks track (airstrip just visible in centre of photo)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Siberia Stream with Mt Doris (2010m) in background
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Frosty morning in Siberia Stream (en-route to Crucible Lake)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
First sun in Siberia Stream
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Siberia Stream - pass at left of centre of photo leads to Tiel Creek (ridge starts behind Siberia Hut)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Crucible Stream crossing
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Crucible Valley and Mt Alba (2360m)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Head of Crucible Valley - Crucible Lake is behind obvious morraine cirque, Mt Alba above
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Crucible Lake (hard to photograph at midday at this time of year due to sun position!)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Morraine wall forming Crucible Lake
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Heading down Crucible Valley
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Siberia Stream - Gillespie Stream enters on right hand side of photo
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Campsite under the beech trees beside track to Gillespie Pass (avoids the frost out on the flats)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Small flats in Gillespie Stream - about 1km from Siberia Valley (good campsites here under the trees)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Above the bush en-route to Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Boulder field on Gillespie Stream side of pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Un-named pass between Gillespie Stream and South Young (very steep on South Young side)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Gillespie Stream and Siberia Stream flats from just below Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
High point above Gillespie Pass (near pt 1629m)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Pt 1629m from just above Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
High point of Gillespie Pass Track, just before pass itself - Mt Awful in cloud
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
High point of Gillespie Pass track, looking west
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Descending to Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Dropping down to Gillespie Pass, head of Gillespie Stream 600m below
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Gillespie Pass, with Mt Awful in cloud
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Looking back from Gillespie Pass to high point of track
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Multiple ridgelines - looking east from Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
The South Young 600m below
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Looking down the South Young Valley from below Gillespie Pass
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Slow travel down the 600m descent to the South Young
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Head of the South Young Valley (Young Basin)
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Upper South Young - track has been rerouted to remain on true right until bridge crossing near old hut site
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Head of the South Young, from below Gillespie Pass turn-off point
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
South Young - Young Basin
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
The start of the descent to Young Hut, South Young Valley
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
South Young, below Young Hut
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Stag Creek, South Young
Wilkin - Siberia - Crucible - Gillespie Pass - Young (Makarora Region)
Beech Forest, South Young