The Young Range, I think it is spectacularly beautiful

Looking back at the Huxley Range and Lake Hawea, Omarama in the far distance (on the left)

Crossing the Makarora River from the McKerrow Range to Mt Broome

Crossing the Wilkin River towards Turret Peaks

I turned around at the Aspiring turnpoint and am now heading back to the McKerrow Range, Mt Aspiring itself in the photo

Hard to spot in the photo but PIK- 20B ‘KG’ is just ahead of me flying towards the McKerrow Range

The McKerrow Range with again KG, can you see him?

Maybe now?

The Barrier Range, now heading to as far north as I can get

Crossing the Dobson River, Naumann (Neumann, Newmann) Range on the left, Ben Ohau Range on the right, Mt Cook in the distance

I’m now flying over the Gamack Range, just to the east of the Jollie River, very good lift here and high cloud base

Tasman Lake

Murchison Glacier, I’m close to the Armadillo turnpoint here

Northernmost turn for me today, back to Omarama now

Crossing the Tasman River towards the Ben Ohau Range, what a view of Lake Pukaki! I’ve decided to (finally) join the WeGlide community so my flight can also be seen in detail here

And to top things off a beautifull sunset! Awesome day!

Pretty much the same photo but with more if the Huxley Range in it, you can see why it was an amazing run!!

This looks like the same photo once again but this is taken after I crossed the Young Range, so this is the Makarora River and looking south towards Lake Wanaka this time

Via the Young River, Mt Turner, Siberia and Dragonfly Peak I made it towards Craigroyston Peak, in the left of the photo the Shotover Saddle, on the right Rob Roy Glacier

Flying straight towards Rob Roy Glacier

Rob Roy Glacier in all its glory, the last time I was here was on the ground, with Jasper

And I’m heading back again

After arriving lowish at Corner Peak at Lake Hawea I found a good climb and via Dingle Peak and Mt Martha made it back to the Ahuriri and back to the Mackenzie basin, almost home now, Lake Ohau with Ben Ohau in the distance

There’s still lift at the Benmores, let’s go!

Me

I got a good climb above the tops at the Benmores and extend my flight by flying to Twizel, Lake Ruataniwha in the foreground

And a last glide back towards Omarama, Benmores to the left in the distance, The Buscot straight ahead, Omarama lies just behind it

Approaching the Benmores, in the photo the canal from Lake Ruataniwha to Lake Benmore via the Ohau Power Station B and C

My track, done counterclockwise, the very last part (to Twizel and back) is missing as my logger ran out of juice