YIC has completed his first New Zealand tramp. This has nothing to do with the local vagrants, rather it is the NZ phrase for hiking. He tramped The St James Walkway - a scenic 5 day tramp in Canterbury near Lewis Pass. NZ is set up with an excellent hut system, and YIC enjoyed staying in the huts and meeting the people there. There was even time for some penny whistle tunes for which the local hut populace was deeply grateful. He managed to climb to 3 mini-tops. Unlike the UK, there are so many hills in NZ that only the main ones have names. So YIC had to be content with 1817 metres. Here is the view from the spot-height, with Mt Gloriana in the background.
The best climb was up the ridge above Christopher Hut. It was just like a Lakeland ridge - except that there was no-one else there. Here's a photo of it.
