Mt Owen

YIC has just returned from an excellent 3 day tramp to Mt Owen.  He climbed the hill with Alex who he met on the Tableland walk.  The approach to the hill entails an overnight stay at Granity Pass Hut which is set in superb remote mountain scenery.  Mt Owen is the highest hill in the Kahurangi National Park at 1875 metres and so gives panoramic views in all directions: Nelson Lakes, Nelson, The North Island, and the Mt Arthur Range were all in view.  For those who are Lord of The Rings fans, Mt Owen was the setting for Dimrill Dale, the exit from the mines of Moria.  YIC is now back in Nelson for the weekend, before flying down to Wanaka on Monday for the next leg of his journey down under.