Not nearly at the top but getting there. Every time I say I’m going to turn around I stop for a minute and find another stopping point above me and keep going.
And that’s where I turned around. The descent was faster but it seemed harder than the climb. My legs were literally trembling about to give out by the time I got to the bottom.
Now I’m treating myself to an overpriced breakfast burrito and fries at the schmancy hotel in town. Leftover pizza for dinner.
@kitchen - Didn't know New Zealand had so many Alps like views. Gorgeous!!!
I have an overwhelming urge to take 40 or so elephants through there.
@IOU1Username these mountains are literally called the Southern Alps.
Shameless plug for my blog where I walked through a lot of them during my South Island thru hike 5 years ago:
https://words.kitchen.io/2018/02/25/day-22-top-timaru-hut-to-somewhere-east-of-the-ahuriri-river/