Mt Herbert Archives - Edwin in New Zealand https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/tag/mt-herbert/ Edwin's Adventures Sun, 06 Aug 2023 02:27:50 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-5D3_7107_DxO_8_DxO_9_DxOContrastOptimizer_8B_resized-150x150.jpg Mt Herbert Archives - Edwin in New Zealand https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/tag/mt-herbert/ 32 32 Hike and Fly Mt Herbert https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2023/08/hike-and-fly-mt-herbert/ https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2023/08/hike-and-fly-mt-herbert/#comments Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:59:19 +0000 https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/?p=10827 The post Hike and Fly Mt Herbert appeared first on Edwin in New Zealand.

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Yesterday it was announced that today was going to be another ‘Hike and Fly’ day. That is: you hike up a mountain but fly down. This is at the start of the hike, a hike that I’m familiar with already

My t-shirt is soaking wet from sweating profusely, carrying a bulky heavy backpack with a paraglider is exhausting! Though there’s snow/ice on the ground I’m hot AF

I’ve made it on to the ridge, the rest of the group is well ahead of me, now it’s about a twenty minute walk to the top

The top with a lovely view over Lyttelton Harbour

The rest of the group

That’s me!

Me coming in for landing

And a video

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Something unique today: my flatmate Rob and I are going on a hike, to Mt Herbert. Normally going to Mt Herbert is a full day’s walk but if you go via The Monument (the high rock in this photo) the trip is significantly shortened

So that’s what we are doing today, first the Monument Track North, followed by the Summit Link Track and then Mt Herbert. Here we are on the link track looking north towards Lyttelton Harbour

Same place but looking back

Now we’re on the ridge, after maybe 1.5 hours of walking, from here on it’s an easy walk to Mt Herbert summit

Flatmate Rob at the summit, what a hero!

Lyttelton Harbour with Quail Island, Lyttelton itself, the mountains in the distance and the beach all the way to Kaikoura

Me and Rob at the summit

Looking east

looking a little more south, towards Lake Ellesmere and Kaitorete Split

Radio equipment, but what for? Weather station?

Rob keeping an eye on things

And we’re on our way back again

Another look north

Map of our relaxing trip, just over 11 km in 4 hours

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