Rakaia to Ivory Lake FMC Scholarship trip

An ambitious southern alps traverse, thanks to Ivan Andrews successful application for an FMC youth scholarship.

Planned route:

Glenfalloch station via Rakaia river to Louper biv (via 4wd)

Louper stream, whitcombe pass, neave hut.

Wilkinson hut, pahlow Ridge, Price basin hut.

Mt wylde brown, .2056, ivory lake hut.

Various options from here depending on weather.

Day trip to park dome.

Seddon col, agfa knob, katzenbach ridge, bracken snow field. 

Erewhon col, sale glacier, whitcombe pass, back out rakaia.

Alternative/escape routes:

From Bracken Snowfield - Ramsey glacier to rakaia. Or Evans River - Wanganui river and out to West coast.

From Ivory Lake: Waitaha river out to the coast. Or mt beaumont, Top Tuke, Dickie Spur and out to Mikonui river. Or Mt Beaumont, steadman brow, whitcombe river to hokitika gorge. Or out down waitaha river.

See map (route now slightly out of date potentially)

Tracking here