Silverhorn
Skippers area ● 3 – 5 January 2023
A couple of days around Skippers after a New Years trip around Haast Pass. Basing ourselves at Crystal hut, we went for a day trip up Silverhorn.
Route
- GPX file can be found here
Times
- Carpark → Crystal hut 45 mins
- Crystal hut → Silverhorn 5 hours 15 mins
- Silverhorn → Crystal hut (via mine tunnel) 4 hours
- Crystal hut → carpark 40 mins
Photos
Heading up Burkes terrace from the carpark
Crystal hut
Looking across the valley at the mine tunnel from above Crystal hut
heading up to the ridge behind Crystal hut
Looking south at Skippers road, with the Remarkables in the background
On the ridge up to Silverhorn
Prince of Wales behind me, from the top of Silverhorn
At the mine tunnel
Old equipment in the north branch of Sawyers stream