Routes to/from Caroline Hut
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Large Boulders
Crossing Husky Stream (photo: G. Illing)
Crossing Husky Stream (photo: G. Illing)
Alpine Scrub
Sections of the route to Caroline Hut require pulling on steep vegetation (Photo: B. Boucinhas)
Sections of the route to Caroline Hut require pulling on steep vegetation (Photo: B. Boucinhas)
Steep Scrub
Descending a steep section of scrub above the Ball Hut Road (photo: G. Illing)
Descending a steep section of scrub above the Ball Hut Road (photo: G. Illing)
Steep scree and grass
You need to be steady on your feet through rough terrain (Photo: A. Reiser)
You need to be steady on your feet through rough terrain (Photo: A. Reiser)
Untracked Terrain
Your guide knows where to find the best route through rocks, scree, snow and ice (photo: G. Illing)
Your guide knows where to find the best route through rocks, scree, snow and ice (photo: G. Illing)
Steep ascent
Both hands and feet may be necessary (Photo: A. Loomes)
Both hands and feet may be necessary (Photo: A. Loomes)
Steep and exposed
Clambering across a steep rocky section of Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut (Photo: B. Boucinhas)
Clambering across a steep rocky section of Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut (Photo: B. Boucinhas)
Untracked and steep
Trekkers descending Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut
Trekkers descending Ball Ridge above Caroline Hut
Rough, loose rock
Crossing scree and boulders on Ball Ridge
Crossing scree and boulders on Ball Ridge
Boulder Fields
There is no track and you often need to scramble through boulders (photo: G. Illing)
There is no track and you often need to scramble through boulders (photo: G. Illing)
Late season crevasses
Navigating crevasses on the Ball Glacier
Navigating crevasses on the Ball Glacier
Rocky Ridge
Trekkers crossing scree on Ball Ridge (photo: G. Illing)
Trekkers crossing scree on Ball Ridge (photo: G. Illing)
Steep rock and scree
Crossing a scree ledge on Kaitiaki Peak above the Ball Glacier (photo: G. Illing)
Crossing a scree ledge on Kaitiaki Peak above the Ball Glacier (photo: G. Illing)
Exposed rock sections
Clambering up the rock step on Kaitiaki Peak (photo: G. Illing)
Clambering up the rock step on Kaitiaki Peak (photo: G. Illing)
Scrambling over rocks and snow
You often need to use your hands for balance (Photo: T. Naka)
You often need to use your hands for balance (Photo: T. Naka)